Man with Mental Illness Attacks Driver After Road Rage Incident
A man with a mental illness attacked a driver during a road rage incident in Nonthaburi after a dangerous motorcycle chase, punching him beneath a road underpass while the driver defended himself with a wooden stick.
A man with mental illness caused a school disturbance in Nonthaburi, fled on a motorcycle while being pursued, and attacked a car driver in a second incident on the street. Police are searching for him.
On August 12, 2026, at Bang Bua Thong Police Station in Nonthaburi, 44-year-old Gor filed a complaint with investigators stating that he was attacked by an unknown man riding an unregistered motorcycle who swerved left and right, nearly hitting another motorbike.
The attacker then shouted at Gor to pull over. When the victim stopped his car, the man approached him and punched him, causing injury. The incident occurred beneath a road underpass at the Sai Noi intersection in Bang Bua Thong Subdistrict, Bang Bua Thong District, Nonthaburi, at 9:10 a.m. today.
Footage from a bystander's phone camera captured the area on the Bang Kruay-Sai Noi Road heading toward the Sai Noi District crossing, opposite the Bang Bua Thong Courtesy Project area, showing the victim's white car stopped in traffic lane 2 with the trunk open. The attacker approached and spoke to the victim, who was holding what appeared to be a wooden stick. The victim pushed the attacker away, but the man punched him hard. The victim then used the wooden stick to strike the attacker.
Gor, 44, explained that while driving from Sai Noi toward Bang Bua Thong Market, he encountered the suspect beneath the underpass. The attacker was riding a motorcycle in the oncoming lane, so Gor honked. Then a motorbike overtook him and collided with the suspect's bike. They argued loudly, and the suspect swerved left and right. Fearing a collision, Gor refused to stop initially because he wanted to avoid trouble.
When Gor reached the curve leading into Bang Bua Thong Market, the attacker continued to challenge him. Unable to tolerate it any longer, Gor pulled over to confront him. Thinking the man looked physically imposing, Gor retrieved a wooden stick from his car trunk as a precaution. When the attacker approached, Gor pushed him away. The man claimed he had been hit and punched Gor in the face. Gor then struck the attacker with the stick once, breaking it, and they exchanged several more punches before the attacker rode away in the opposite direction. Gor pursued him, ready to ram if necessary. A bystander filmed part of the incident but only captured the confrontation point, not the earlier part that could serve as evidence.
Initially, the attacker has been identified as Yuttha or Bang Reem, a man with a mental health condition who caused a disturbance at a school and fled on a motorcycle from officers earlier that morning. Investigators have compiled evidence for police to pursue the suspect.
