'Drunk' Tesla driver hits 12 other vehicles
published : 9 Jan 2024 at 08:25
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chinnawat Singha
The male driver of a Tesla car that hit 12 other vehicles at high speed had alcohol in his blood, according to police. He was uninjured.
Police found the blood alcohol level in the Tesla car driver was 194mg per 100ml of blood and were waiting for a doctor's confirmation on the blood alcohol level before charging the man with drunk driving.
Initially the man was charged with reckless driving causing property damage, police said.
The multiple crashes happened at about 3.20am on Saturday when the speeding grey Tesla car hit six cars and six motorcycles near a restaurant on Mitraparp Road in Phitsanulok. No one was injured.
As the driver's name was withheld, police admitted that he was an advisor to the Phitsanulok police affairs committee. The station chief said that the driver agreed to compensate all damaged parties.
Arthit Sriputhorn, 35, said the incident occurred when the restaurant was crowded and fortunately his elder brother, who ran the place, parked a vehicle in a position that protected customers from the speeding Tesla.
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- admitted (verb): agreed that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry or surprised about it - ยอมรับ
- advisor (noun): a person who gives advice, especially somebody who knows a lot about a particular subject - ที่ปรึกษา
- affairs: events affecting a government, military, organisation, etc. - กรณียกิจ, กิจธุระ
- charge: to accuse someone officially of committing a crime - ตั้งข้อกล่าวหา
- compensate: to pay money to someone because something bad has happened to them - ชดเชย
- confirmation: a statement, letter, etc. that shows that something is true, correct or definite - การยืนยัน
- damage (noun): physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable - ความเสียหาย
- injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- multiple: many - มากมาย
- party (noun): one of the people or groups of people involved in a situation, an official argument or arrangement - คู่กรณี
- protect: to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc - ป้องกัน,อารักขา,คุ้มกัน
- reckless: not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions - สะเพร่า
- vehicle: a machine that you travel in or on, especially one with an engine that travels on roads, e.g., a car, bus, van, truck, etc. - ยานพาหนะ
- withheld (verb): to deliberately not give something to someone - ไม่เปิดเผย, ไม่อนุญาต, ระงับ, ถอนกลับ