He was also taken by police, led by Provincial Commander Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit, to the banana plantation near the Phuket Finance Bureau, where he dumped his gun, a Glock 9mm, after the shooting.
Suwat said he surrendered this morning when he learned that a warrant had been issued for his arrest.
Asked why he shot Chaliao, Suwat explained that they had got into an argument on the road when Chaliao had tried to overtake him. “I could see there was not enough space to do that, so I said, ‘Are you crazy? You can’t do that.’
“He replied, ‘You’re the one who’s f***ing crazy, not me.”
At a red light at the WorKor intersection, Chaliao parked his motorbike and told his son, who was on the back, to get out of the way. He then walked towards Suwat.
“I was so angry at that moment that I decided to shoot. Afterwards I went and hid in the banana plantation,” he added.
“I am really sorry to have caused this situation – especially right in front of his son,” he said.
Asked why he was carrying a gun in public, he answered, “Actually, I love to practice shooting at a shooting range. On that day, I was taking the gun back to my house in Thalang.”
Suwat has been charged with murder and with carrying a firearm in public without a licence.
Police have denied him bail while he awaits trial.