Officer killed, two injured in Phetchaburi police chase
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A police motorcycle chasing a car hit a pedestrian in Phetchaburi province early Sunday, killing one police officer and injuring another and the pedestrian.
Pol Corporal Paitoon Chujit died at the scene of the accident, while Pol Senior Sgt-Major Siriphan Suamsiri broke both his arms and the pedestrian, Luca Sukprasert, 22, suffered serious head injuries. Luca is of mixed Italian and Thai descent.
Pol Captain Komsan Phum-ngern, deputy inspector-general of Muang Phetchaburi Station, said his team was manning a checkpoint when they noticed that a car suddenly made a U-turn and sped away, arousing suspicions. Paitoon and Siriphan chased after the vehicle.
“Their motorcycle was speeding when a pedestrian cut in front of them to cross the street. The cop could not apply the brakes in time,” Komsan said.
