Khon Kaen, The Court of Appeal, Region 4, upheld the decision of the Court of First Instance, imprisoning 2 years without parole for the bus driver who hit and killed a second-year medical student inside Khon Kaen University in 2022. At approximately 10:00 a.m. today at Bench 7, Khon Kaen Provincial Court. Read the verdict of the Court of Appeal, Region 4, in the case where the Khon Kaen Provincial Public Prosecutor and Mrs. Nittaya Rungsathit were the prosecution. Mr. Surasak was the defendant for careless driving causing the death of others, causing others to be seriously harmed. and property damage In the case of driving a Faculty of Nursing bus Miss Arunnapa or Nong Ai, a second-year student at the Faculty of Medicine, hit to death and a male fellow student. The driver was seriously injured. Faculty of Pharmacy intersection area Khon Kaen University, 10 August 2022 In the court of first instance Khon Kaen Provincial Court Sentenced to 4 years imprisonment, but the defendant confessed. Provide benefit t o the trial It was agreed that the sentence should be reduced by half, remaining in prison for 2 years without parole, reasoning that universities should be a safe space. Not a general public road The Court of Appeal, Region 4, examined the documents from the consultation meeting and determined that the defendant was driving a large passenger car belonging to a government office. Moreover, during the incident it was rush hour. Busy traffic It is in a situation that requires extreme caution. while the injured person's motorcycle He stopped and stopped after the traffic officer gave a signal. But the defendant drove in violation of traffic rules. until an accident occurred The condition of the deceased's body was a broken skull, broken ribs, a torn lung, and the injured person had many wounds all over his body. The brain has been affected. It is extremely serious reckless driving behavior. Even though the defendant asked the court to be merciful in reducing the sentence and to wait for punishment, arguing that he had never been convicted before Have a duty to care for the family Participate in compensation and ordain for the deceased There was no cause for relief and the judgment was upheld by the Court of First Instance. Ms. Nittaya, mother of Nong Ai, co-plaintiff, said in the courtroom After hearing the verdict The defense stated that Will continue to use the right to appeal. The Court of Appeals upheld the decision because it viewed the defendant's behavior as serious. Not using enough caution during rush hour when there is a lot of traffic. As for the civil case that he and her husband filed against the bus driver President of Khon Kaen University and Khon Kaen University to jointly compensate 50 million baht. The Court of First Instance issued a judgment at the end of 2023, dismissing the charges against the chauffeur. and President of Khon Kaen University There is only the third defendant, Khon Kaen University. Must pay compensation for loss of support of more than 13 million baht, which is currently being considered by the Court of Appeal. Source: Thai News Agency