Prosecutors will today determine whether to indict a police officer who fatally struck a pedestrian whereas riding a Ducati bike at velocity. Norawich Buadokw was off duty and driving the un-licenced superbike when he hit Bangkok ophthalmologist Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul on a pedestrian crossing. The incident occurred on Phaya Thai Road in the Ratchathewi district of the capital on January 21.
Norawich has been charged with the demise of Dr Waraluck and later at present, prosecutors will maintain a press convention to announce their choice on whether he will stand trial. The Bangkok Post reviews that the police officer’s attendance is required on the briefing. He faces 9 costs, together with reckless driving causing dying and riding a motorcycle without a licence plate.
The demise of Dr Waraluck as she was utilizing a zebra crossing prompted outrage around the nation and resulted in a rush to improve the safety of Thailand’s pedestrian crossings, all too often ignored by road users. Anupong Paojinda from the Interior Ministry says a quantity of provinces have launched awareness campaigns. Expires emphasise the want to implement the speed limit round colleges and hospitals and in residential communities. Others contain re-painting pedestrian crossings and making pace signs extra visible to motorists.
Anupong says the campaigns goal to prevent any more accidents such as that which killed Dr Waraluck, adding that many others have been left completely disabled by related incidents. He says that while public awareness is necessary, the authorities also must implement present visitors legal guidelines and dish out the toughest punishments to those that break them.
Meanwhile, less than a month after Dr Waraluck’s death, a public bus struck a bike rider who had stopped at a zebra crossing to permit pedestrians to cross. That incident occurred on February 14 in Bangkok and the 37 year previous motorcycle driver was rushed to hospital with serious again injuries. The bus driver has been charged with reckless driving inflicting injury..