The Inquisitr http://www.inquisitr.com The Better Mix Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Red Bull Founder’s Grandson Suspected In Hit-And-Run That Killed Motorcycle Cop http://www.inquisitr.com/319604/red-bull-founders-grandson-suspected-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-motorcycle-cop/ http://www.inquisitr.com/319604/red-bull-founders-grandson-suspected-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-motorcycle-cop/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:27:12 +0000 Robert Jonathan http://www.inquisitr.com/?p=319604 Bangkok, Thailand — Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink, is a suspect in an early morning hit-and-run accident that took the life of a motorcycle policeman. The officer, who was on a pre-dawn patrol in Bangkok, was struck by a charcoal-grey Ferrrari and dragged through the street.  The [...]

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]]> Red Bull cansBangkok, Thailand — Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink, is a suspect in an early morning hit-and-run accident that took the life of a motorcycle policeman. The officer, who was on a pre-dawn patrol in Bangkok, was struck by a charcoal-grey Ferrrari and dragged through the street.  The officer apparently died of a broken neck.

Police reportedly tracked oil streaks to the Yoovidhya family’s gated mansion in Bangkok.

According to AP, the police initially tried to file a false report to obscure the actual identity of the perpetrator:

“Bangkok’s top police official, Lt. Gen. Comronwit Toopgrajank, said he took charge of the investigation after a lower-ranking policeman initially tried to cover up the crime by turning in a bogus suspect. Comronwit himself led a team of officers to search the compound of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, one of Thailand’s wealthiest men before he passed away this year, and confiscated a dark gray Ferrari with a dented front bumper.”

The Yoovidhaya family is said to be worth about $5.4 billion and owns numerous businesss in addition to the Red Bull franchise including a Ferrari importing company.

The Bangkok Post is now reporting that Vorayuth Yoovidhya, who is in his 20s,  has confessed to being the driver in the hit-and-run.

According to Canada.com, “Vorayuth’s grandfather  [Chaleo Yoovidhaya] in 1962 developed an uncarbonated drink laced with sugar and caffeine called Krating Daeng, which means ‘red bull”’ in Thai.” Chaleo Yoovidhaya passed away in March of this year.

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