Stone thower charged after road rage injures family of three
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A Phuket man who pelted a car with stones, making the driver lose control and crash, has been charged for assault and causing damage to property after the family of three in the car was hospitalized.
Police received a call at 1:10pm Tuesday that a car had lost control and hit a power pole in the Laem Hin area, after the driver attempted to avoid stones being thrown at their vehicle, confirmed Lt Col Chaleow Taihu of Phuket City Police.
At 8pm Tuesday, the stone-throwing motorcyclist turned himself in at Phuket City Police Station.
Wattana Tinkohkaew, the Koh Kaew village headman, took Anucha Yeemuda, 21, to the Phuket City Police Station. Anucha said he was on his motorbike with his wife Kanittha Yeemuda, 26, when Jatuporn’s car cut him off multiple times.
Anucha said he attempted to confront the car driver, but he refused to stop. Anucha said the car attempted to side swipe his motorbike before making a U-turn.
Anucha said he then dismounted his bike and threw rocks at the car.
He said he did not know there was a child in the vehicle. When he found out, he reportedly told Mr Wattana about the incident, who then escorted him to the police station.
The driver Jatuporn Kanpai, 25 and his wife Sunisa Kongkamkaew, 22, were taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital, while their one-year-old daughter was rushed to Phuket International Hospital.
“Ms Sunisa reportedly suffered a broken leg in the incident and her daughter sustained minor injuries. We will continue to check up on them,” Col Chaleow said.
