Prosecutors yesterday indicted Pol L/C Norawich Buadok for running over and killing a doctor while speeding through a zebra crossing on his motorbike on a busy street in Bangkok last month.
In a press briefing at the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) yesterday, prosecutors announced that Pol L/C Norawich will stand trial on nine charges.
The decision was based on the investigation report received from police on Feb 10, they said.
Pol L/C Norawich is accused of causing the death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, who worked at the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, at a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district on Jan 21.
She died after being struck by a Ducati superbike he was riding while off-duty.
According to Itthiporn Kaewthip, director-general of the Office of Criminal Prosecution, the nine charges against him are: driving a vehicle with no licence plate, using a vehicle without paying the registration fee, having no third-party insurance, driving a vehicle with no side mirrors, failing to keep to the left lane, speeding, failure to comply with traffic signs and driving a vehicle recklessly or in a way that risks harming others and their property.
Prosecutors also sought to expropriate the Ducati motorbike which had been seized by the police as evidence in the investigation. They planned to ask the court to suspend or revoke Pol L/C Norawich's driver's licence, said Mr Itthiporn.
Prayut Phetchkun, the OAG deputy spokesman, said the proposed expropriation of the bike was merited on account of it being the vehicle used in the crime.
Thawatchai Hatthapanit, the prosecutor in charge of the case, said Dr Waraluck's family can file for damages with the OAG under Section 44/1 of the Criminal Code although they have sued Pol L/C Norawich for damages in the Civil Court earlier.
If the family decides to claim for damages under the Criminal Code, they must do so either before the first witness examination hearing or before the lower court hands down its ruling in case the defendant confesses.
Pol L/C Norawich was present at the OAG briefing yesterday. After announcing the indictment decision, prosecutors took the policeman to be formally indicted in the Criminal Court.
