Phnom Penh: A Mercedes mechanic drove a US embassy vehicle with diplomatic plates while he was drunk and smashed into a motorbike on May 4 at 8PM, on Mony Rith street, in front of City Club, Sangkat Steung Meanchey1, Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh.

According to the motorbike driver, before the incident he was driving his Honda motorbike with his kids. Then he stopped his motorbike on the side of the street. Suddenly a Land Cruiser drove right into his motorbike and tried to escape. The victim tried to stop the US embassy car from leaving, but the man didn't want to stop and attacked the victim 2 or 3 times.

After the incident, the police car detained the car driver and took him to steung Meanchey police station to sort out the problem.










Can’t copy paste from TVFB, so here’s it in Khmer, including video:

https://www.tvfb.news/article/9211

It sounds like somewhere near the end of the video the reporter say satharn thoot Amerique. But he talks quite fast so not sure.

For what it’s worth, here’s the GT of another source:


A man drove a motorbike after a couple and a small girl stopping his kidney from falling into the street, causing injuries to the car and causing the car to hit further.
The incident shocked people on the road at around 8 pm on Saturday, 6 May, on May 5, 2018, in front of Heng Sreng Hong Company, along Street 217, in Sangkat Meanchey 1, Meanchey district.
According to a police source, the driver of the car was a car repairer, a Mercedes-Benz black box carrying the VD25-016, suspected of being embassy vehicles, was traveling on the road from 217 in the direction of the east to the west, as the crash happened to hit a motorbike Honda brand 2011 black, Full day 1AW-5464, accompanied by a couple, and another little girl headed in the direction ahead, stopping by the side of the bladder, causing an accidental collapse of the vagina, the wounded fell off the vehicle to beat the victim to the other hand, but the victim escaped and the victim did not have a hand.
After the incident, local cops came to detain, truck drivers to the police station of Stung Meanchey 1 to coordinate with the victim and finish the case. Chroy Pich

http://nokorwatnews.com/បើករថយន្តបុកម៉ូតូពីក្រ/

Is it possible he works for the embassy but just claimed he was a Mercedes mechanic? Why would a Mercedes mechanic be driving an embassy Toyota at night?

Cam Nivag wrote:Is it possible he works for the embassy but just claimed he was a Mercedes mechanic? Why would a Mercedes mechanic be driving an embassy Toyota at night?

Hmmm...

Do you ever get replies from the US Embassy on Twitter? Seems they would like to clear it up if he's just a mechanic.

Borum-Ex frm TOForum wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 7:29 am Can’t copy paste from TVFB

បុរសម្នាក់បេីករថយន្តរបស់ស្ថាតទូតអាមេរិក ទៅបុកម៉ូតូហេីយវៃអ្នកជិះម៉ូតូទៀត

ភ្នំពេញ៖តាមសមត្ថកិច្ចមូលដ្ឋានប៉ុស្តិ៍ស្ទឹងមានជ័យ១បានអោយដឹងថា បុរសខាងលេីជាជាងជួសជុលរថយន្ត ហេីយបានបេីករថយន្តរបស់ស្ថានទូត អាមេរិក ក្នុងស្ថានភាពស្រវឹងក៏ជ្រុលទៅបុកជាមួយម៉ូតូ១គ្រឿងដែលឈប់អែបគៀន ហេតុការណ៍នេះបានបង្ករកាភ្ញាក់ផ្អេីលនៅវេលាម៉ោង៨ យប់ថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨ តាមបណ្ដោយផ្លូវ មុនីរ៉េត ទល់មុខ សុីតធីក្លឹប ស្ថិតក្នុងសង្កាត់ស្ទឹងមានជ័យ១ ខណ្ឌមានជ័យ រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។

តាមសម្ដីអ្នកជិះម៉ូតូបានអោយដឹងថា៖មុនពេលកេីតហេតុគាត់បានជិះម៉ូតូ១គ្រឿង ម៉ាកហុងដា ឌ្រីម ពាក់ស្លាកលេខភ្នពេញ1AW-5464 ជាមួយគ្រោះសារមានរួមទាំងកូន ខណៈមកដល់ចំណុចកេីតហេតុខាងលេីក៏ឈប់អែបគៀន ស្រាប់តែមានរថយន្ត១គ្រឿង ម៉ាក Land cruiser ពណ៍ខ្មៅ ពាក់ស្លាកលេខ CD25-016 បេីកបរដោយបុរសម្នាក់ មកបុក ហេីយមិនព្រមឈប់ គាត់ក៏បន្តឃាត់រថយន្តស្រាប់តែអ្នកបេីករថយន្តវាយអស់២ទៅ៣ដៃទៀតផង ។

ក្រោយពេលកេីតហេតុសមត្ថកិច្ចឃាត់អ្នកបេីករថយន្តយកទៅប៉ុស្តិ៍ស្ទឹងមានជ័យ១ដេីម្បីដោះស្រាយគ្នាជាមួយជនរងគ្រោះ។

The other question is even if he was a mechanic, is the car one he has been working on, or is it one he just TWOC'd?