Who me? Lertvarit
Lertworapreecha was arrested in Pattaya after allegedly racing his 10
million baht sports car down Beach Road.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
The son a wealthy Thai lighting-store owner was arrested in Pattaya
after allegedly racing his 10 million baht sports car down Beach Road.
Pattaya police Chief Col. Supathee Bungkhrong spotted the Nissan GTR cutting
through traffic Aug. 9 and ordered traffic police to apprehend the driver.
They did so at Walking Street.
Behind the wheel was 20-year-old Lertvarit Lertworapreecha, son of
high-society figure Sirin Lertworapreecha, owner of the Degree Lighting
chain, which has locations in Bangkok and throughout Southeast Asia.
Lertvarit apparently hadn’t been driving alone and when friends, each in
their own expensive sports cars, learned of his apprehension, they arrived
at Pattaya Police Station to spring their friend.
The publicity did not go over well with the trust-fund babies with some of
the glammed-up women on the young men’s arms screaming at photographers to
stop taking pictures.
Lertvarit’s pals didn’t anticipate police would check out their vehicles,
however. One, a Mercedes-Benz, was found to have a license plate that didn’t
match the registration. The driver, upon questioning, produced the real
license plate, claiming he’d filed for a number change already.
Lertvarit was charged with reckless driving and paid 20,000 baht bail to get
out of jail.
