'Praewa', parents ordered to pay Bt30 million to families of nine crash victims
The Civil Court Thursday ordered the female driver of a sedan that collided with a passenger van on the Don Mueang tollway in 2010 to pay Bt30-million compensation to families of nine dead victims.
The lawsuit was filed by 28 relatives of the nine crash victims against Orachorn "Praewa" Thephasadin Na Ayudhya and her parents, demanding Bt100 million in compensation.
The court ruled that since Orachon had been convicted by the Appeals Court of reckless driving, causing deaths and injuries, she and her parents are obliged to pay compensations to the 28 plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs are entitled to receive compensations at different amounts, ranging from Bt4,000 to Bt1.8 million, raising the overall compensation amount to about Bt30 million.
Orachorn, then 16, was driving her Honda Civic on the night of December 27, 2010, when she collided with the van on the elevated Don Muang tollway.
The van crashed into a barrier near the Bang Khen exit. Passengers were thrown out from the van and fell to the road below. Orachorn sustained minor injuries.
The Appeals Court ordered Orachorn to do public service for 48 hours per year for four years. The Supreme Court refused to accept an appeal against the Appeals Court’s ruling, and thus allowing the Civil Court’s case to commence.
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