A European man died after being struck and killed by a Russian driver in Jomtien Beach.
The body of unidentified victim in his late 20s was found under a parked tour bus outside the Nava Hotel on Jomtien Beach Road March 17. A weeping Nikolajs Latvigas, the 25-year-old driver who hit him, was waiting for police.
Witness Rattaset Sevee, 29, said he saw the victim walking down the street, transfixed to a video call on his mobile phone. Then Latvigas came speeding down the street at high speed and hit him, bouncing the victim underneath the bus.
Inside Latvigas’ car police found an open beer next to the driver’s seat and a liquor bottle. He was to be tested for blood-alcohol content to determine if he was drunk driving.
