Truck Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Death
A truck driver was arrested after fleeing the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Phichit Province last year, evading police for more than 12 months before being tracked down in Chachoengsao.
On August 6, 2025, police under the command of Pol. Gen. Pattanasak Bubphasuwan arrested 31-year-old Chachawanchai (surname withheld) in a residential area near Sukhumvit Road in Nong Prueao, Bang Lamung District, Chachoengsao Province. He was wanted on a warrant issued by Phichit Provincial Court on September 26, 2024, for reckless driving causing death, failing to stop and render assistance, evading arrest, and failing to report the incident to authorities.
The suspect had worked as a truck driver. On the day of the incident, while delivering cargo to Nan Province, he hit a pedestrian in Thab Khlo District, Phichit Province, causing the victim's body to be thrown into the roadway with severe injuries. Rather than stop to help, the driver accelerated and fled, leaving the victim to wait for assistance. The victim later died in hospital.
The suspect evaded police for more than a year until investigators tracked him to Bang Lamung District, Chachoengsao Province. During questioning, he confessed and claimed he did not stop to help because his girlfriend, who was traveling with him, did not want him to and did not want to see an injured person. He decided to flee instead. He was subsequently transferred to Thab Khlo Police Station for legal proceedings.
