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A police corporal in Udon Thani has been charged with reckless driving causing serious injury after allegedly hitting a saleng vehicle and fleeing, leaving a 79-year-old woman with an amputated leg and her son seriously hurt. The officer later surrendered, visited the victims in hospital, and agreed to pay all medical expenses and compensation. Police have seized a white sedan believed to be the getaway car and are reviewing CCTV evidence.

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Police have charged a police corporal with reckless driving causing serious injury after he allegedly crashed a sedan into a saleng vehicle collecting recyclables and fled the scene on the Udon Thani-Nong Bua Lamphu road in Mueang district around 1:00 a.m. yesterday. The crash severely injured two people — a 79-year-old woman who had her right leg amputated and her 59-year-old son — both of whom are still hospitalized at Udon Thani Hospital. Pol. Lt. Col. Phatthawan Chanphon, superintendent of Mueang Udon Thani Police Station, revealed on November 12 that investigators have identified the driver as a police corporal attached to the Udon Thani Provincial Police. The corporal surrendered to investigators yesterday evening to hear the charge of 'reckless driving causing serious injury' before visiting the victims at the hospital to accept responsibility and promising to cover all medical expenses and compensation. A white sedan seized by police is believed to be the vehicle used in the incident. Investigators are gathering witness statements and reviewing CCTV footage from the scene to build the case.

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