Tourist killed in Kata accident
KARON: A 34-year-old English tourist, Lee Jonathan Thomas Pettit, died in a motorbike accident in Kata about 4 am April 10.
Lt Col Chockchai Sutthimek, Duty Inspector at Chalong Police Station told the Gazette that Mr Pettit was driving at high speed along Kata Rd when he was involved in a scrape with a motorbike waiting to turn right onto Ket Kwan Rd. Mr Pettit came off his bike and hit his head on the road.
Capt Padungpong Duksukkeaw, an Investigating Officer at Chalong Police Station said, “Mr Pettit was taken to Patong Hospital but succumbed to his head injuries and died in hospital.
“We could not check his blood alcohol level as he had lost too much blood,” he added.
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