BANGKOK — A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that fatally struck a police officer and dragged his body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said yesterday.
Police took Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, in for questioning after tracing oil streaks to his family’s gated estate.
He was facing charges of causing death by reckless driving and escaping an arrest by police, but was released on a $15,900 bail.
Vorayuth admitted he drove the car but said the officer’s motorcycle abruptly cut in front of his vehicle, said police Maj. Gen. Anuchai Lekbamroong, the lead investigator in the case.
Bangkok’s top police official, Lt. Gen. Comronwit Toopgrajank, said he took charge of the investigation after a lower-ranking policeman tried to cover it up by turning in a bogus suspect.