Bangkok:A Thai court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to a suspended one-month prison sentence and a fine after he rode a jet ski through a flooded main road in central Bangkok.
According to Thai News Agency, police at Makkasan station charged Sorn, the driver, with causing a public nuisance and obstructing traffic. Videos of him accelerating through floodwaters on New Phetchaburi Road went viral on social media, showing water being sprayed onto nearby residents. A second individual, Prao, was charged with supporting the act.
The Phra Nakhon Nuea Kwaeng Court found Sorn guilty of causing a public nuisance. After a guilty plea, his sentence was reduced to a 15-day suspended jail term, a 5,000 baht ($150) fine, one year of probation, and 12 hours of community service. The court also ordered the confiscation of the jet ski.
Sorn expressed regret for his actions during the investigation, mentioning that he had lived abroad for many years and did not anticipate the reaction. He intended the act to bring humor during the stressful flood situation.