Chalisa’s Drunken Rampage: Chaos on Pattaya Sai Sam Road with 11 Vehicles Hit

In the heart of Pattaya, a city known for its vibrant nightlife and bustling streets, the early hours aren’t always quiet. Just as the night is winding down for some, the little night owls and early risers are just waking up—or, in this case, making a not-so-graceful exit from the party scene. This morning, the bustling Pattaya Sai Sam Road became the unlikely stage for an event that would reverberate through the town, yet miraculously leave everyone involved unscathed.

The calm of the pre-dawn hours was shattered when a pickup truck, driven by 34-year-old Chalisa, crashed into not one, not two, but 11 stationary vehicles. An enthusiastic employee by day, and evidently, a party-enthusiast by night, Chalisa’s vehicular adventure began long before the police received an adrenaline-pumping call at 3:20 AM. However, it was far from the grand tour she might have hoped for in her inebriated state.

On arrival at the scene, officers from the Mueang Pattaya Police Station found a chaotic tableau. A sedan, which minutes earlier was peacefully parked in the left lane, stood battered alongside its equally unfortunate companions—a clutch of 10 motorcycles now resembling toppled dominos. The pickup, somehow managing to limp 500 metres further down the road, came to rest with its own scars of the battlefield.

The sedan’s owner recounted a tale of an almost cinematic interruption. He had merely wandered off to purchase a late-night snack, leaving his car for what he assumed was a safe stretch in time; the reality upon return was much more surreal. But as Hollywood would have it—or perhaps the local equivalent—monitoring cameras later showed the unseen drama of the pickup barreling down at life-flashing-before-your-eyes speed, then veering disastrously into the motionless vehicles.

Determined not to be stopped—or possibly incapable of realizing she should—Chalisa continued her unintentional demolition derby until mechanical failure brought it to an unsentimental halt. Upon her inevitable meeting with the officers, her less-than-fresh aroma of alcohol and inability to form coherent sentences painted a vivid picture. Tests confirmed what her wobbly outlook suggested: a blood alcohol concentration well above safety limits, painting a cautionary tale in litres of overindulgence.

Pattaya seems to be on a streak with unsettling road stories. Just two days earlier, a foreign motorcyclist’s felonious speed put an abrupt end to a Russian man’s life when they collided in an intersection of fate on Jomtien Sai Song Road. His female compatriot and the motorcyclist himself did not escape unscathed, gaining injuries and a traumatic narrative for their troubles.

And the road tales of woe don’t just stop there. In our outrageous cast of vehicular misadventures, another Thai driver managed a contretemps with an electricity pole last week, minding no better than to ‘blackout’ on his route from Pathum Thani. A similar story unfolded when a Laotian motorcyclist was left injured after a high-speed departure from an unidentified foreigner just two weeks prior.

This series of unfortunate vehicular events has Pattaya’s citizens reflecting on more than just the morning coffee. While these escapades provide some level of excitement, they also serve as poignant reminders of the responsibility that comes with operating a motor vehicle. So, for those finding themselves asking whether they should hail a cab or handle the wheel – remember Chalisa’s unorthodox vehicular tour on Pattaya Sai Sam Road. Choose wisely, and perhaps, keep the car keys under lock and key as you’d hide the last slice of cake from a ravenous roommate.