Lt Col Chalaew Taihoo from Phuket City Police responded to a 191 call at 3am where it was said that a Bangkok registered pickup truck had flipped and hit eight parked motorbikes in front of the Sapam branch of SuperCheap on Thepkassattri Rd, northbound, in Koh Kaew.
Police arrived at the scene with Kusoldharm rescue workers to find a Ford Ranger lying on its side in front of the store along with eight damaged motorbikes.
About 150 metres away was a SuperCheap delivery truck with its rear-end damaged.
Additional police were dispatched to the area to ensure traffic could flow whilst debris was removed from the road.
The driver of the pickup, 46-year-old Wason Wijitwittayakul, who had suffered minor injuries to his right arm, told police that he had just left Bang Niew Shrine after attended a ceremony and was heading to his home in Thalang.
“Wason admitted that he fell asleep at the wheel and this caused him to slam into the back of the parked delivery truck. The impact caused his truck to flip and crash into the parked motorbikes,” explained Lt Col Chalaew.
“He will be charged with reckless driving. He has been taken to the station so we can discuss with him the total cost of all the damage,” he added.