General Countersues Family After Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Boy
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Mech Dara| Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:41 pm

A military general has countersued a family for $13,000 following a car crash that police blame him for and which killed the family’s 3-year-old boy.

One-star general Kang Bunthoeun, director of the military academy for the armed forces’ Region 6, was involved in a crash on the evening of November 29 in Kampong Chhnang province’s Rolea Ba’ier district, said deputy district police chief Sam Sokha.

Bunthoeun turned left off National Road 5 into the local military base and was crossing into the oncoming lane when his car and Vin Sola’s motorbike collided.

Sola, a 27-year-old motorbike mechanic, was riding with his 35-year-old garment worker wife and their 3-year-old son, Sokha said.

“[Bunthoeun] turned his car, he went into the other’s right-of-way, which belonged to the motorbike. … The child was smashed between motorbike and car,” Sokha said. “We feel very sorry about the incident, which happened because of the careless driver who turned his car without care as he turned his car into the other lane.”

Commune police chief Sor Sopheak said he was “speechless” about the general countersuing the family.

“The provincial police got in touch that Kang Bunthoeun had filed a counter-complaint to the court demanding $13,000. He accused Sola of hitting his car and of killing his own child — I was incredulous,” Sopheak said.

“Generally, when we cause injuries or kill people, we find a solution together and end the case,” he said.

Road crash cases are regularly settled out of court by parties agreeing to a financial payout to victims or their families.

The commune police chief added that Bunthoeun did not use his turning signals because they were broken, and was driving at high speed.

“After he crashed into them, he called his subordinates to come out and he ran into the base,” Sopheak.
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Just wow. Hope the officer will get done for this. Those poor parents.

The commune police chief added that Bunthoeun did not use his turning signals because they were broken, and was driving at high speed.

“After he crashed into them, he called his subordinates to come out and he ran into the base,” Sopheak.

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:28 am “After he crashed into them, he called his subordinates to come out and he ran into the base,”

What a bitch.

hanno wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:27 am Just look at the guy's face and you know you are dealing with a total cnut.

Yeah, definitely looks like a pud whacker, doesn't he? Cambodian military ranks are so damn inflated too! A 4 star general is equivalent to a zero striper in basic training in the US military. Bring back the 5 star general and even supplement it with 6, 7, even up to ten star General ranks in the Cambodian military!

Yobbo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:54 am The best defense is offense! File a complaint acting as if you believe you did nothing wrong.
Yet it amazes me how such a spineless cruel coward of a man could be the director of a Cambodian Special Military Zone

His director status doesn't amount to a bucket of fumunda cheese.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:02 am After living here a few years you think you have heard it all, then this kind of fucked up stuff comes along and reminds you how far you are from Kansas.

Yes, I surely miss Dorothy.

Freightdog wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:34 am He’s got a nice crisp uniform to help prop up his ego. Now he needs to get a shiny vehicle to go with it. Probably a bit embarrassed by junior officers driving new F150s.
My guess is he’s unlikely ever to have done anything to earn his scrambled eggs and other bling on his uniform. Just sucking off the tit of misery that he’s caused.

Makes you wonder what rank you need to be to get one of those nice RCAF plated vehicles that are everywhere if a Brigadier General is driving around in a clapped out land Cruiser?