Pattaya police arrested a drunk driver behind the wheel despite being more than four times over the legal limit.
The unidentified driver was caught around 1 a.m. April 11 at a checkpoint set up on Pattaya Second Road near the Dolphin Roundabout.
A breathalyzer test found the driver had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.225%. Thailand’s legal limit is 0.05%.
Pattaya police are vowing to crack down hard on drunk drivers during this year’s Songkran holidays.
If convicted, drunk drivers face a year in jail and/or a fine of up to 20,000 baht for a first offense. Second-time offenders within two years of the first DUI can get two years in prison, a fine of up to 100,000 baht and see their license suspended.
