Patrol police were called to the flyover on Sukhumvit Road in North Pattaya on the afternoon of Tuesday, 6th January to investigate a hit and run fatal road accident involving a motorcycle and a black Mitsubishi car. At the scene, the Sawang Boriboon Rescue Team was attending to the body of Pattaya police station Deputy Traffic Inspector Police Lieutenant Pradit Srisuwan who was riding the motorcycle and hit by the driver of the Mitsubishi car, who had fled the scene. Witnesses came forward and gave a good description of the car so the police network was notified and within an hour Nongkam police reported back that a black Mitsubishi car had been stopped on Route 7 and on inspection was found with recent damage to the front of the vehicle. However, the driver, name unknown, denied the charges, so an investigation was set up with the police forensic department to provide evidence for prosecution of the suspect driver.