THE TRUTH ABOUT: Waraluck supawatjariyakul - Caught on Camera

Police motorcyclist to pay B27m for killing doctor

The Civil Court on Monday ordered a police motorcyclist who ran down and killed a doctor on a zebra crossing in 2022 to pay 27.3 million baht in compensation to her parents.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2024

Motorists warned of pedestrian crossing penalties

Motorists who fail to stop for pedestrians at zebra crossings will be fined up to 4,000 baht and have one point deducted immediately from their licence under new traffic laws now being enforced.

Bangkok Post · Jan 24, 2023

Crimes that rocked the nation in 2022

As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' takes the opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.

Bangkok Post · Dec 24, 2022

Police motorcyclist gets 1 year, 15 days jail for killing 'Mor Kratai'

The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced motorcyclist Pol L/Cpl Norawich Buadok, 21, to one year and 15 days in jail without suspension for running over and killing ophthalmologist Waraluck Supawatjariyakul on a zebra crossing in Bangkok three months ago.

Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2022

Lack of discipline bites

Preventable deaths, both on land and water, continue to rise in the country. In late January, the nation mourned the untimely death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with a promising career. Her life was cut short by a speeding motorcycle at a pedestrian crossing.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2022

Road safety needs action

When ophthalmologist Waraluck Supawatjariyakul died after being hit by a big bike driven by a police officer on Jan 21, many thought her untimely death would usher in road safety reforms, including improvements in how zebra crossings are managed.

Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2022

Family files B72m suit against police over pedestrian's death

The parents of the doctor killed by a police motorcyclist on a zebra crossing in Bangkok have filed a 72-million-baht lawsuit against the Royal Thai Police Office (RTPO) and the junior officer who hit her last month.

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2022

It's not just motorists at fault

Just two weeks after the tragic accident in which Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, was killed by a high-powered motorcycle as she walked across Phayathai Road at a zebra crossing, another death on a pedestrian crossing was reported in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Feb 6, 2022

Do not mistake ritual for repentance

Can religious rituals cleanse us of our sins?

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2022

Shaming the lawbreakers

The tragic death of an ophthalmologist struck by a powerful motorbike while negotiating a zebra crossing in Bangkok has exposed deep-seated flaws in traffic law, its enforcement and motorists' disregard for discipline.

Bangkok Post · Jan 29, 2022