Kraisorn Inthanop
admitted he was drunk and tired of being ticketed for his illegal
activity.
Theerarak
Suthathiwong
A drunken sign maker angry over being fined for not
wearing a helmet while driving his motorbike was arrested for allegedly
smacking a traffic cop in the head with a wooden club.
Kraisorn Inthanop, 31, was arrested April 8 moments
after allegedly striking Officer Sudsakhorn Changpim as he directed
traffic outside the Big C Extra mall in central Pattaya. The 41-year-old
cop was treated at the scene for a head wound and stitched up at Pattaya
Memorial Hospital.
Traffic cop Sudsakhorn
Changpim is helped through emergency care after he was attacked.
An inebriated Kraisorn said he worked near Big C at
Big Banner Co. making signs and billboards. However, police said he
confessed he’d been cited several times by Sudsakhorn for driving
without a helmet, costing him money he said he didn’t have.
That afternoon, while on a break from work, Kraisorn
told police he decided to have some drinks and again parked near Big C.
When he returned from his bender, the bike had been impounded.
That, the suspect said, put him over the edge and he
decided to get revenge on the traffic cop. However, without a motorbike,
he had to escape on foot and was easily caught.
Kraisorn was charged with assault.
