A tense standoff between two truck drivers ignited a 30-kilometre, multi-jurisdictional police chase that ended in the seize of a 60 year old man armed with a 9mm gun. The man claimed he had brandished his weapon in self-defence during the heated change yesterday.
Somchai Suksabay then fled with the gun and was ultimately intercepted and detained close to a home within the central province of Ang Thong, ending a protracted driver escapade that originated close to the Pra Prom courthouse in Sing Buri province. The police had been coordinating efforts between Sing Buri and Highway Police to apprehend the suspect driving a white Isuzu container truck, trailed by a Samut Prakan-registered trailer.
According to officers on the scene, Somchai was attempting to make use of a gun to intimidate the other truck driver involved before fleeing. The incident began when each drivers, reportedly carrying seasoning powder deliveries, were impeding each other on an inbound Bangkok motorway.
“I was delivering a shipment to Myanmar and was on my method again to my company in Chon Buri when the other driver and I began crossing each other’s paths. He swore at me and threatened to hurt me, so I pulled out the gun I was carrying to defend myself, causing him to step back.”
Somchai’s counterpart in the altercation, 43 year outdated Somkid Morintara, told an analogous however barely completely different story. Super secret mentioned he was headed again to Sara Buri in an empty trailer when Somchai reduce him off, reported KhaoSod.
“I had pulled over to confront him, however he pulled out a gun and threatened me. Scared for my life, I fled and reported the incident to the police. If he had fired the gun, things could’ve ended up worse.”
During a search of the trailer, officers found the gun concealed beneath a shoe pad on the driver’s side, whereas a magazine and rounds of ammunition were hidden beneath the passenger’s side seat. Also found was a piece of kratom leaf, a substance at present classified as a narcotic in Thailand. All the gadgets had been seized as proof.
Deputy Superintendent Nikom Boongthong mentioned that initially, the trailer had been moved to a Highway Police station in Ang Thong for inspection. As the investigation unfolds, Somchai is prone to face narcotics charges, though gun charges for the truck driver weren’t confirmed..