A Google executive was arrested for allegedly drink driving and assaulting an officer before branding him 'low class'.

Monsinee Keeratikrainon, a strategic sales leader at Google Cloud for the Public Sector, was pulled over in her black Mercedes Benz at a police checkpoint for her erratic driving in Bangkok on April 24 evening.

A breathalyzer test found her blood alcohol level to be 104 milligrammes per decilitre, more than double the legal level of 50.

However, when officers tried to arrest Monsinee, she allegedly resisted, kicking one officer in the face with a sandalled foot while reportedly calling them 'low-class people'.

Monsinee, who did a PhD in telecomms, was later taken to a police station to face charges.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Daratorn Kajornsin of the Traffic Division was injured during the brief scuffle.

He said: 'During the arrest, we did not know who the suspect was. We were just following standard procedures. 

'However, the suspect was disrespectful towards the officials and used the words ‘low class' to insult my subordinate, affecting his mental well-being.

'We are also gathering evidence to charge her with insulting an official.'

Police Colonel Jirakrit Jarunphat, deputy commander of the Traffic Division, said police were trained to face various behaviours from drink driving suspects.

He said: 'I can confirm that, in this case, police officers fully followed the arrest procedure without using excessive force. 

'They also did not handcuff the suspect because she was a woman.'

Monsinee allegedly admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol. However, she denied assaulting the police and resisting arrest.

She has refused to comment on the incident and said her lawyer will be handling the case. She was released on a 60,000 THB (1,291 GBP) bail bond.

Monsinee had reportedly been arrested in 2022 for a similar drink driving charge.

Monsinee said in a statement: 'The information provided was only from one side, and some of it was not true or distorted. 

'I have not testified while the case was under investigation, and I appointed a lawyer as a representative. 

'My main objective was to admit to what I have done and to use evidence to clarify other aspects of the case. However, I will not be a tool for any side.'

She added that she had resigned from Google in January, with the resignation taking effect at the end of April, to 'develop venture capital funds and provide seed funding for Thai startups to have access to capital sources'.

Google Thailand has also released a statement, saying: 'In light of the news, Google would like to clarify that the person mentioned in the news resigned as a Google employee in January 2024.

Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in Asia, Thailand suffers from chronic underinvestment in its highways and education, contributing to its poor road safety levels. Only a handful of African countries are worse.

Thailand has one of the world's worst road safety records. Ministers have set the goal of reducing fatalities from 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 12 per 100,000 people by the year 2027.