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The 16yearold girl blamed for the fatal tollway accident on Monday has become so stressed out that she asked why she did not die, her mother said yesterday.
"Why don't they take my life? Why don't I just die?" the girl was quoted as saying.
The girl is being treated for injuries at an unspecified hospital. It was the third hospital she went to for treatment after angry threats prompted her family to move her twice to a new medical facility.
"There was an intrusion into her room at a hospital," the mother, Laddawan Thephassadin na Ayutthaya, told the "Chao Kao Khon Kon Kao Chao" TV programme.
The Thephassadin na Ayutthaya family yesterday issued a statement expressing deep condolences over the people killed and injured in the accident.
The accident, which took place after a van brushed the girl's Civic car, killed nine people and injured six others.
Many people were enraged after seeing the 16yearold girl post her comments on a socialnetworking site right after the accident.
To many, her comments seem to show no repentance.
"We would like to apologise to all the injured and killed victims and their families," Laddawan said yesterday.
She said an aunt of the girl would soon attend the funerals of the dead victims and visit the injured at hospitals.
"Our family is now suffering. We are shocked and saddened that our daughter was involved in the fatal accident. We have spent sleepless nights," Laddawan said.
She said the situation was almost too much to bear when her family members' telephone numbers and the daughter's picture were published on Facebook.
"Verbal abuse and threats have since flooded in," the mother said.
Laddawan said she understood the public sentiment. However, she explained that her daughter used her BlackBerry to chat with her friend because the Civic belonged to the friend.
"She was not playing with the device. She sought information on the car's insurance number," Laddawan said.
She said her daughter indeed drove at high speed but it was the van that tried to move into the lane she was using.
"When she signalled the light to ask for the way and [her intentions] with her lights, the van moved back to its lane. She tried to speed up but the van came back too fast. That's how the accident took place," the mother insisted.
She urged police to check all security cameras on the tollway to find out the truth.
"We are ready to let her undergo the judicial process," Laddawan said. She added that the prestigious surname did not mean her family had any influence or any special power to manipulate the case.
Also, the mother denied rumours that her daughter had fled to a foreign country.
"We cannot escape the consequences of our actions," she said.
Police have summonsed the girl to report to them at noon on January 5. She will be charged with reckless driving causing deaths and injuries, and driving without a licence.
If convicted of the first offence, she will face a jail term of up to 10 years and/or a maximum fine of Bt50,000.
"When she comes, we will arrange the negotiation sessions between her and the damaged parties too," Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner MajGeneral Amnuay Nimmano said.
If the girl fails to show up next Wednesday, police will seek an arrest warrant for her, he said.
Lawyers Council of Thailand chairman Sak Korsaengrueng said his organisation was ready to help the accident victims is asked to do so.
"The offender should be punished and forced to pay compensation," he said.
The council's secretarygeneral Wanchai Sornsiri believed the parents of the girl could be held responsible too because they failed to prevent their daughter from causing an illegal act.
"The parents may face both criminal and civil actions," he said.
Currently, each killed victim receives Bt200,000 in initial assistance from two insurance firms while each injured victim receives Bt150,000.
The Civic sedan's insurer may offer up to Bt1 million compensation for each death.
