A young girl lost her life in a horrific accident in Lamphun in northern Thailand.
The death of Kamonthip Wanthong – known as “Amway”- has caused an outpouring of grief in the town and online.
She was riding a motorcycle when she was hit by a car driven by 39 year old Udorn Wongana an employee at an electrical firm in Lamphun.
He was drunk with 200 milligrams of alcohol in his blood sample.
But there was worse to come about the case that in some ways mirrored the 2012 case of the red Bull heir “Boss” in Bangkok.
In this latest drink driving case Amway was dragged under the body of Udorn’s Toyota for more than one kilometre before he stopped.
Friends went online to praise the memory of Amway saying that she was a pillar of sacrifice in her family. She worked hard in her job selling smartphones so that her younger sibling could attend school and helped her mother gain a better standard of living.
Pictures of the pretty teen taking part in a Miss Lamyai beauty contest were posted online.
But many questioned the current laws and penalties in Thailand for drink driving. And many especially referenced the need for harsher penalties when people not only drink but flee the scene of accidents as happened in this case.
Police in Lamphun said that Udorn will appear in court today (Saturday) charged with four counts namely that of drink driving, negligent driving causing damage, negligent driving causing death and fleeing the scene of an accident.
(Source:Daily News)