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Cops criticised over 'delayed' alcohol test

A TV screen capture shows the wreck of a Mitsubishi Pajero and a badly-damaged Bentley that were involved in a crash in Bangkok on Sunday.

The police are facing a public backlash due to speculation they deliberately delayed conducting an alcohol test on a Bentley driver involved in a car accident who later tried to flee the scene.

The results, which were made public on Wednesday, showed him to be below the legal limit.The Police General Hospital report showed that Suthat Siwapiromrat had about 20 milligrammes of alcohol in his blood when the test was carried out after the collision on Sunday night.

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