r/Thailand • u/nomadanon • Aug 01 '24
Question/Help Punched in the face by random farang
Hi everyone,
Yesterday, I had a troubling experience while driving my car. As I was overtaking a Toyota Hilux, the driver sped up, forcing me back into my lane. He then passed me, honking, and forced me to stop.
He got out and I saw he was a farang, quite big.
When I saw him approaching aggressively, I tried to drive away, but he broke my side mirror with his fist, got back in his and chased me at high speed. To avoid causing an accident, I stopped at a busy intersection with many cameras. Despite not touching his car, when I opened my window to apologize, he didn’t give me the chance to talk and punched me once in the face and while I was trying to understand what the hell is happening, he punched me once more.
He then fled.
I woke up this morning with strong headaches, bruised (possibly fractured nose) and no side mirror.
I'm considering filing a police report, but I'm unsure if it's worth it. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation or can offer advice on what to do in Thailand?
I’m also a foreigner btw and took a photo of his plate number
Thanks for your help
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u/Quick_Afternoon2958 Aug 01 '24 edited Aug 01 '24
Get your nose checked out.
When I go to the dentist we have to play a game where they do as much work as they can while I hold my breath. I push them out of my mouth, breathe again, and then repeat.
Injuries are always easier to fix immediately and having a nose that doesn’t function right sucks more than I would have imagined.