Driver Charged After Car Plows Into Childcare Center, 19 Hurt
A sedan crashed into a childcare center in Kanchanaburi province on August 7, injuring 19 preschoolers aged 2–4. The 54-year-old driver and his companion tested positive for methamphetamine and face five charges including reckless driving a
Mueang Kanchanaburi police have filed five charges against the driver whose sedan struck a childcare center in Ban Nong Song Tawn village, Kaeng Sian subdistrict, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi province on August 7. The crash injured 19 preschool children aged 2–4 who were napping at the time. Today, Provincial Police Commander Maj. Gen. Pesawee Ruengphu and other senior officers visited one of the injured children, 2-year-old Charintip, who suffered a head injury, to offer encouragement and gifts.
Mueang Kanchanaburi Police Commander Pol. Col. Chairat Buakham said that at the time of the incident, officers arrested the driver, identified as Chatchawal, 54, and a companion, Paanuphong, 30. Drug testing revealed both tested positive for methamphetamine, and a pistol without proper registration was found on them.
Investigators have charged both men with five offenses: driving recklessly causing injury and property damage; illegal possession of a firearm; carrying a firearm in public; drug use; and driving while under the influence of methamphetamine (Category 1). Both will be held in custody at Kanchanaburi Provincial Court, where prosecutors have filed a motion to deny bail.
