Drunk Driver Charged in Fatal Crash Killing 15-Year-Old Student
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Police have filed two charges against a 64-year-old man who, while intoxicated, drove a pickup truck that struck and killed a 15-year-old female student in front of her mother after she had volunteered to help with field work. The incident involved Mr. Subin (surname withheld), age 64, who hit Miss A (pseudonym), age 15, a student at a local school. She died while walking with her mother to a rice field on Ban Kham Nguea Luem Road in Non Pho Subdistrict, Mueang District, Amnat Charoen Province on October 28.
On October 29 at Mueang Amnat Charoen Police Station, Lt. Netithorn Thamaphan, Deputy Inspector (Investigation) and case officer, stated the case has been accepted as a criminal case. Initially, two charges have been filed: driving while intoxicated by alcohol or other intoxicants causing death, and reckless action causing death.
The specific blood alcohol level cannot be disclosed due to legal restrictions, but the test showed a level exceeding 100 milligrams percent.
Regarding case progress, the victim's mother sustained serious injuries including a broken left shoulder and cracked left ribs. She is currently recovering at Amnat Charoen Hospital and cannot yet give a statement. Further questioning is pending to proceed with legal steps.
The driver has been charged in a criminal case and will be summoned for questioning later. Reporters attempted to contact him but were unsuccessful.
