Drifting photo for illustration only. Not actual car mentioned in this story.
SONGKHLA: A Malaysian man had to pay almost 100,000 baht (RM12,438) in damages to four vehicle owners in Hatyai, Songkhla, southern Thailand, because of his reckless "drifting" at a parking lot.
In the incident at about 1pm (local time) on Oct 28, the 32-year-old driver of a BMW car drifted in a parking lot at an elephant camp in Chang Puak Camp, Hatyai.
Following the drift, a car and three other tuk-tuks in the parking lot were damaged. The driver broke mirrors and scratched the cars and tuk-tuks (three-wheeled motorised vehicle used as a taxi in Thailand).
After the dangerous antic, the driver then left the scene.
Hatyai Tourist Police Chief Lt Col Pol Anuwat Rithichai said the vehicle owners had lodged a police report on Oct 28.
"The police managed to locate the vehicle that the Malaysian man was driving, at the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Sadao, Thailand, at about 6pm yesterday (Oct 29).
"The driver and his wife have been taken to the police station to meet the owners of the affected vehicles," he said at a press conference on Sunday.
Anuwat said the driver agreed to pay 99,000 baht in damages to the four vehicle owners.
The man had also apologised to the owners of the affected vehicles for damaging their vehicles, claiming that he was not aware his drifting had caused the damage.
