A 17-year-old female student, just finished her part-time job, ordered a ride through an app but encountered a rogue rider who seemed untrustworthy. She decided to jump off the vehicle, resulting in injuries. Nong Khaem police investigated and apprehended the suspect, who admitted to drinking kratom tea and smoking marijuana prior to the incident.
Social media reported that a female student jumped off a motorcycle taxi she had called via an app near the entrance of Soi Phetkasem 81, Nong Khang Phlu Subdistrict, Nong Khaem District, Bangkok, around midnight on 23 Apr 2026.
Update: At 10:30 a.m. on 23 Apr 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Samart Promchat, Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 9, and Pol. Col. Theerachai Dedkhad, Deputy Commander of Division 9, ordered Pol. Col. Kongsak Pannoi, Superintendent of Nong Khaem Police Station, along with investigators Pol. Lt. Col. Siam Chuenkrut and Pol. Lt. Sup. Supharuek Srikong, to lead the investigation team to arrest 22-year-old rider Mr. Tin Chaoklong, the suspect involved.
They seized evidence including a red Honda Wave motorcycle registered in Samut Sakhon and clothing worn on the day of the incident. Charges include unlawful detention or deprivation of liberty and operating a vehicle not registered for passenger transport. The suspect was arrested at his residence in Khlong Maduea Subdistrict, Krathum Baen District, Samut Sakhon Province.
Ms. Chutikarn (surname withheld), 17, a Grade 11 student at a secondary school in Bang Khun Thian, reported to Police Sub-Lieutenant Phanu Khamndee, Deputy Investigation Officer at Nong Khaem Police Station, that on 23 Apr 2026 at about 00:59, after finishing her part-time job at a mall and having eaten, she ordered a ride via an app. A rider picked her up on Rama 2 Road, Soi 100, to take her to the destination. During the ride, the driver asked personal questions unrelated to the service and refused to stop at the requested location. His behavior appeared potentially dangerous. When they reached near the entrance of Soi Phetkasem 81, she decided to jump off the motorcycle out of fear for her safety and property. Nong Khaem police then investigated and arrested the suspect.
The suspect, Mr. Tin, claimed he used his father's ID registered with the app to accept rides. Before the incident, he drank kratom tea and smoked marijuana, causing him to be intoxicated and speak emotionally. He said he could not remember the customer's destination. He was sent for a medical examination at Ratchaphiphat Hospital, awaiting drug test results, before being handed over to Nong Khaem police for legal proceedings.