Porsche driver cuts girl into half

Porsche driver cuts girl into half

A university student from Thailand who allegedly drove his Porsche into a young woman last Friday, cutting her body into half, has surrendered to police yesterday.He has been released on bail after being charged with manslaughter and hit-and-run.The suspect, who cannot be identified because he is 19 years of age, apologised for hitting and killing 17-year-old Khambai Inthilad, a Laotian, before driving a further 10 kilometres and fleeing from the car in panic.

"I was shocked, and did not know what to do. I did not intend to escape," he told reporters. In his initial statement to police, the suspect said the victim abruptly stepped out from a blind spot in front of a parked bus, and he was driving at 120 kph.The unnamed suspect showed up at Muang Pathum Thani police station wearing a hat and a mask to protect his identity. He was taken to police by his father and a relative, Jaran Thatsiriworrawat, who said the family was sorry for what happened and was ready to be held responsible.The victim legally entered and resided in Thailand, and is eligible for compensatory payment, as a Thai victim would be under the same conditions, police said.Police quoted a witness as saying that the 17-year-old girl, who worked in a shop, had just bought her lunch from a noodle stall and was crossing the road when the accident happened.It took place at 2.30pm on the Pathum Thani-Bang Bua Thong Road in front of Parichart Housing Estate in Muang district.Initially, only the lower half of her body was found in the middle of the road.Later, the upper half of the body was found in the Porsche's passenger's seat, which was left about 10km from the scene.The upper half of the body had crashed through the windshield and landed there.Source: The Nation/ANN

Published March 29 2011