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Farang Hacked to Death with Machete by Taxi Driver in BangNa

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6 July 2013

At 8.30pm Police were notified of an assault involving two men on Soi 68 off Sukhumvit, Bang Na, Bangkok, an American man and a Bangkok taxi driver armed with a sword-style weapon; the scabbard was found at the scene.

The American man was dead when police arrived at the scene, having suffered stab wounds to his head, chest and left arm. Dispute reported to have been over a taxi fare.

The deceased was identified as Troy Lee Pilkington, USA, age 50 yrs, Customer Services Manager for Caterpillar (Thailand) Co. Ltd, Bangkok. He had lived in Thailand approx three years.

Limited CCTV footage shows the initial attack. The taxi driver (last picture) has since been identified and arrested.

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Wow!

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What a pleasant site "farangdeath.tumblr.com" .. read about a dozen guys or so dead in Thailand, get to the bottom and hey 21 more pages to go.. ppht.

It definitely makes me think about my plans to retire there. When I was living there, they found a German guy hanging from a light pole with his hands tied behind his back and plastic bag tied over his head. The cops ruled it a suicide and said, "That's a normal way for foreigners to kill themselves."

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It definitely makes me think about my plans to retire there. When I was living there, they found a German guy hanging from a light pole with his hands tied behind his back and plastic bag tied over his head. The cops ruled it a suicide and said, "That's a normal way for foreigners to kill themselves."

Looking at the farang death site it looks like the bulk of these could be avoided by following a few rules:

1: no drinking/taking drugs and then swimming or balancing on the tops of buildings and railings.

2: Always pay the cab drivers

3: Always pay the hookers

4: If you run into problems, you are guilty, don't expect any help.

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Probably the same one that didn't pay his date's fee.

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It seems there's one farang a day "committing suicide" by jumping off his balcony.

I'd laugh but it seems a lot closer to reality with the video of the teens being tossed off a building a few days ago in another country I won't name.

Edited by OnMyWayID

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Sometimes it's better not to raise the issue of the "taxi meter" not being turned on and pay the extra 50-100 baht. One night we got into BKK late so we had a reservation at a hotel near the airport as we were going to go north in the morning. I noticed that the the meter didn't get turned on and mentioned it to my wife. The driver must have heard meter and looked back at me. I decided to shut up, pay the 300 baht fare as it was almost 2 in the morning and the neighborhoods near the airport are certainly not a place that you would want to get dropped off in in the middle of the night.

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Sometimes it's better not to raise the issue of the "taxi meter" not being turned on and pay the extra 50-100 baht. One night we got into BKK late so we had a reservation at a hotel near the airport as we were going to go north in the morning. I noticed that the the meter didn't get turned on and mentioned it to my wife. The driver must have heard meter and looked back at me. I decided to shut up, pay the 300 baht fare as it was almost 2 in the morning and the neighborhoods near the airport are certainly not a place that you would want to get dropped off in in the middle of the night.

First thing I do when I get in a taxi is look at that meter to see if it's on. Especially leaving the airport. I used to travel out of Don Muang almost weekly. When I'd come home, I'd always go to the top level where they drop people off and get a taxi there, rather than wait in line on the bottom level. Every now and then I would get in and they'd either ask me where I was going and then quote some outrageous rate like 400THB, or sometimes they wouldn't turn on the meter and I'd ask them to turn it on. If they didn't, I got out. I would tell them in Thai the EXACT route I wanted to take everytime I got in a taxi. If they deviated from that route, I would give them whatever was on the meter and get out and wait on another one.

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First thing I do when I get in a taxi is look at that meter to see if it's on. Especially leaving the airport. I used to travel out of Don Muang almost weekly. When I'd come home, I'd always go to the top level where they drop people off and get a taxi there, rather than wait in line on the bottom level. Every now and then I would get in and they'd either ask me where I was going and then quote some outrageous rate like 400THB, or sometimes they wouldn't turn on the meter and I'd ask them to turn it on. If they didn't, I got out. I would tell them in Thai the EXACT route I wanted to take everytime I got in a taxi. If they deviated from that route, I would give them whatever was on the meter and get out and wait on another one.

Yes, very true. We typically have the same taxi pick us up and we've been using him for years. We have a negotiated price to Lopburi and back to BKK or where ever else we may go. And the top level is definitely the place to grab a taxi to BKK. But, this one time we got into the taxi at 1:30 am after a 2 hour layover in Taiwan and I was tired and didn't realize the meter wasn't on until after we were leaving the airport. Since it was late and we were going very close to the airport I thought it best to say nothing and pay the "premium" charge.

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It actually made the U.S. news. Shocker!!

Thai cabdriver accused of killing American in fare dispute
From Kocha Olarn, CNN
July 8, 2013 -- Updated 1647 GMT (0047 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Police arrest driver in Bangkok after viewing security footage
  • The victim was an American who had lived in Thailand for three years

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A taxi driver in Thailand has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing an American with a machete during a fare dispute.

Police said they arrested Cherdchai Utamacha in Bangkok over the weekend, hours after closed-circuit television footage showed him attacking Troy Lee Pilkington, an American citizen who had lived in Thailand for three years.

Authorities allege that Cherdchai told police he was infuriated after Pilkington accused him of cheating and threw coffee in his face as the two argued over how much the American owed for a taxi ride.

The fare was 51 Thai baht (about $1.60), according to police, who interrogated the driver.

Security camera footage helped police track down the suspect quickly, Col. Thawatkiet Jindakuansanong said.

"When we traced the man to a house in Bangkok, we still saw blood stains on his shirt (and) shoes," he said.

Police said the driver smacked and stabbed Pilkington multiple times. They have not released a cause of death pending autopsy results.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/08/world/asia/thailand-american-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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I figured it was a fare dispute. As I said above, sometimes it's just better to pay the extra 50-100 baht. I reckon there are sketchy taxi drivers in every big city in the world. But, Bangkok traffic could certainly make one crazy if they weren't already. A tragedy to be sure but, if this guy lived in Thailand for three years he should have known better than to argue over such a nominal fare and if he threw coffee in the guys face then he certainly did not learn much about Thai culture. But really, who drives around with a machete?

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I figured it was a fare dispute. As I said above, sometimes it's just better to pay the extra 50-100 baht. I reckon there are sketchy taxi drivers in every big city in the world. But, Bangkok traffic could certainly make one crazy if they weren't already. A tragedy to be sure but, if this guy lived in Thailand for three years he should have known better than to argue over such a nominal fare and if he threw coffee in the guys face then he certainly did not learn much about Thai culture. But really, who drives around with a machete?

I've had a few of them want to hook me up with their daughters. Even with the wife or girlfriend in the taxi with me. Always got a kick out of that one. Maybe next time I'll ask for a photo.

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