Hospital Chief's Pickup Flips, Injures Driver Who Refuses to Leave
A 61-year-old former hospital chief crashed his pickup truck near a sharp bend in Phatthalung late Wednesday, refusing rescue workers' help while showing signs of intoxication before finally accepting hospital transport.
Police received notification at midnight on August 14, 2025, of a pickup truck rollover on Baan Khuan Thob Road near a sharp bend in Moo 4, Phaya Khan Subdistrict, Muang District, Phatthalung. Investigators and rescue workers found a heavily damaged Isuzu pickup with Phatthalung registration flipped on its side. Inside was Sukhawit, 61, a former director of a subdistrict health promotion hospital in Phatthalung, suffering facial injuries and lacerations from broken windshield glass.
When officers attempted to assist and remove him from the vehicle for hospitalization, he refused to exit and displayed obvious signs of intoxication. He remained inside the cab, using his phone and berating the officials. Officers spent several minutes talking and persuading him before he finally agreed to leave the vehicle and accept transport to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Initial investigation revealed that the force of the rollover also caused damage to nearby property, including a government direction sign and civilian vehicles parked in front of nearby homes. Police documented all damage as evidence for subsequent claims resolution between the parties. Authorities will conduct alcohol breath or blood testing according to procedure before determining whether to proceed with legal charges.
