Originally published on September 3, 2013
Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for a grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink.
Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, 28, was charged after a fatal hit and run in the Thai capital Bangkok in September.
Vorayuth is the grandson of Chaleo Yoovidhaya, a co-creator of the popular energy drink who died in 2012 after making millions.
Reports say that Vorayuth was driving a Ferrari at around 5.30am through Bangkok on September 3 when allegedly hit a police motorbike patrolman.
The vehicle then dragged the officer and motorbike for several hundred yards before driving away.
Police arrested Vorayuth after following a trail of oil from the scene of the accident to his address.
A policeman was suspended after turning in a suspect that turned out to be bogus.
Vorayuth faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on charges of causing death by reckless driving and failing to stop to help the victim after the accident.
His lawyer said he left Thailand on Thursday on a business trip and was unable to travel back to hear the charges laid against him.
Vorayuth had fallen ill and was unable to return, but planned to return to Thailand in the next few days and cooperate with the prosescutors, his lawyer added.
The family paid the victim's family compensation of approximately $100,000 following the accident, according to police.
The case has led some to question Thailand's justice system and its perceived leniency toward the rich and powerful.
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