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Motorcyclist without helmet passes police checkpoint, fined.

Motorcyclist without helmet passes police checkpoint, fined.

Thairath•Society•12d ago

Reader Briefing

A motorcyclist, mistaken for a police officer, was apprehended and fined for traffic violations after passing through a checkpoint.

  • •A man, not a police officer, was stopped by traffic police.
  • •He was riding a motorcycle without a license plate and a helmet.
  • •The incident occurred on June 4, 2026, near Samre Police Station.
  • •The individual was identified as Sutthipong, aged 50, and was fined 400 Baht.

Overview

  • •On June 4, 2026, at approximately 150 meters past a checkpoint on Krung Thon Buri Road, a motorcyclist was stopped.
  • •A motorcyclist, later identified as Mr. Sutthipong, was stopped by traffic police officers from Samre Police Station.
  • •The incident gained attention on social media due to a video of the motorcyclist passing the checkpoint without stopping.
  • •The motorcyclist was stopped for not displaying a license plate and not wearing a helmet.
  • •Mr. Sutthipong was fined 400 Baht by Sergeant Major Watcharin Jitkong at Samre Police Station.
  • •On June 2, 2026, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM, traffic police from Samre Police Station set up a checkpoint.
  • •Mr. Sutthipong admitted guilt, apologized to the officers, and paid the fine.
  • •The fine was officially recorded in comparative adjustment case number 85, dated June 2, 2026.

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Key Entities

Organization

Samre Police Station(สน.สำเหร่)
The police station where the motorcyclist was apprehended and fined.
Metropolitan Police Bureau Division 8(บก.น.8)
The division under which Samre Police Station operates, responsible for traffic discipline.

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boon som(พล.ต.ท.สยาม บุญสม)
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau who ordered an investigation into the incident.
Mr. Sutthipong (surname withheld)(นายสุทธิพงษ์ (ขอสงวนนามสกุล))
The 50-year-old motorcyclist who was fined for traffic violations.
Sgt. Maj. Watcharin Jitkong(จ.ส.ต.วัชรรินทร์ จิตคง)
An officer from Samre Police Station, Zone 8, who charged and fined the motorcyclist.
Mr. Sutthipong Suwanmalee(นายสุทธิพงษ์ สุวรรณมาลี)
The motorcyclist who was fined and identified in the comparative adjustment record.

Place

Krung Thon Buri Road(ถนนกรุงธนบุรี)
The road where the motorcyclist was intercepted after passing the checkpoint.
Charoen Nakhon Road(ถนนเจริญนคร)
The road from which the motorcyclist was heading towards Krung Thon Buri Road.