The father of the infamous baby driver was fined THB2,000 by Surat Thani police yesterday after videos of his 9-year-old driving to school went viral to wide condemnation and admitted she’s been driving for two years.
Yongyuth Kangkaprathum, 38, apologized to society in a Thairath interview, claiming he didn't know better, and he wouldn't let the third grader drive anymore.
When asked if he thinks it's wrong to let a 9-year-old drive, he said never gave it any thought.
"It's wrong, but I forgot to think about it," Yongyuth said. "I let her drive since she was 7. Now she's 9. My daughter likes everything about cars, and she asked to drive my car."
Yongyuth said his little girl usually drives to school, and she’s even driven long distances before.
"Usually she drives from home to school, about an eight-kilometer route. The longest she's driven is from Surat Thani to Phuket for a family vacation. There was no accident."
Worse, the girl has been allowed to drive without supervision before.
"I've let her drive alone, but I always drive after her. We have four cars."
Yongyuth then sought to deflect blame and begged the internet to stop condemning him.
"I admit I'm wrong. I didn't know better, but you should not use harsh words to condemn my family," he said. "My daughter is very upset. She said she hasn't hit anyone or had any accident. She asked me what she did wrong. I tried to sooth her and said it's about the laws."
Post time 8-12-2014 10:45 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
masa iols sekolah menengah dulu drebar bas suh ank dia sebaya iols bawak bas pi sekolah.. ayah dia ade gak tp duk kt penumpanglah.. ank dia pkai baju sekolah lah bawak bas
time tu rasanya iols form 3 kot.
ade 2 beradik si abang yg form 5 masa tu pun kdg2 bawak bas gak.. biasa pg2 hari time lepas subuh tu.
skrg ni ank dia yg sebaya iols tu kalo tak silap kerjaannya pun berkaitan ngn bas juga
bas persiaran kalo tak silap, sama ade jd drebar atau bisnes bas sendiri tak pasti sbb tak add pun dia kt fb.. tp penah lah bukak fb dia lg pun satu sekolah dulu kan.
tak bertanggungjawab langsung bapanya. kat malaysia pun ada parents mcm ni. bagi anak bawak motor or kereta tanpa lesen. byk dah kes accident. ada yg smpi anak dorang mati. mmg patut pun dia kena condemn. takkan setakat denda 2000 baht. patut much harsher than that.
Post time 8-12-2014 10:21 AM
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