Foreigners flee traffic checkpoint, kick officer before arrest
PHUKET — 13 August 2026, Two Emirati men were arrested in Phuket after allegedly riding a motorcycle through a traffic checkpoint, kicking a pursuing traffic officer and fleeing before eventually being cornered in a dead-end road. The incident occurred when officers from Kathu Police Station were operating a traffic checkpoint at the Si Kor checkpoint on […] The post Foreigners flee traffic…
Phuket - On 13 August 2026, two Emirati men were arrested following an incident at a traffic checkpoint in Kathu district. Allegedly, they rode a motorcycle through the checkpoint, kicked a pursuing traffic officer, and fled before cornering the suspects in a dead-end road. The incident unfolded when Kathu Police Station officers were conducting a checkpoint on Si Kor checkpoint on Phra Barami Road.
Sgt. Maj. Siwayot Yodrabam, a traffic officer, spotted a black Honda ADV 160 motorcycle heading towards the Si Kor intersection from Patong. Upon signaling the motorcycle to halt for a driving license check, the rider allegedly accelerated. Sgt. Maj. Siwayot pursued the motorcycle, but when they reached in front of Kathu Municipality, the passenger kicked the officer's motorcycle, causing control loss.
The suspects then fled into a lane leading to The Valley housing estate, causing Sgt. Maj. Siwayot to crash. Despite suffering injuries, the officer continued the pursuit until reaching the end of a dead-end road in the housing estate where the suspects abandoned their motorcycle. The two foreign men were eventually found and arrested.
They were identified as Sohail, 21, and Hamad, 20, both Emirati nationals. Police informed them of the allegations and took them to Kathu Police Station for further legal proceedings.
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