A taxi driver and a driver for the Grab ride-hailing service were charged with assault after they brawled on a Pattaya street.
Cabbie Jamnong Thongchotchat, 51, also was charged with malicious damage after kicking and denting the Nissan March driven by Thawatchai Nasawang, 36, during the Jan. 24 fight in South Pattaya that was captured on video and went viral on Facebook.
Continuing their vigilante action against private ride-service drivers from companies like Grab and the now departed Uber, Pattaya metered-cab drivers – vilified for their price gouging and refusal to use their meters – surrounded Thawatchai’s vehicle when he parked outside a convenience store.
They shouted and pounded on his car until Jamrong kicked the vehicle, at which point Thawatchai got out and fists started flying. Police soon intervened.
Thawatchai was not fined for driving for Grab, as he was not working and had no passengers at the time.
