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Published on November 9, 2007

The lawsuit states that Sornram drove recklessly and then crashed his BMW car, killing garbage collector Pitploen Takoma, 58, in Soi Sena Nikhom in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district on the night of June 20.

Sornram has confessed to the incident and paid compensation to the deceased's family.

A doctor at Wichaiyuth Hospital who treated the actor for a nosebleed after the accident reported that Sornram was exhausted from lack of sleep and had taken a flu medicine prior to the accident, but there was no trace of alcohol in his body.

The court assigned probation officers to submit a report on the actor's background and character within 15 days that will be considered along with his confession.

Sornram was granted bail at Bt120,000, for which his mother, Mayuree, put up title deeds to land worth Bt1.4 million as a guarantee.

The actor, who was accompanied to court yesterday by his mother and lawyer, said he was not worried.

Lawyer Manas Nakrak said he believed the court would show leniency and let Sornram off lightly as he had confessed and paid Bt500,000 to Pitploen's family, who gave him a signed statement that they were satisfied. Sornram also paid the expenses for the ordination of Pitploen's husband and for a Buddha statue engraved with her name at Wat Sa Ket, he said.