Court to trial son of Red Bull executive
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The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court has set 10am on May 8 to arraign Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 28, the son of a senior Red Bull executive, on three charges involving the crash of his Ferrari into a motorcycle that killed the policeman driving it.
Reucha Kraireuk, a member of the public prosecutors’ office attached to the court, said Thursday that police investigators had sought to indict Vorayuth for manslaughter and hit andrun but dropped the charges of speeding and driving under the influence.
However prosecutors reinstated the speeding charge because CCTV footage showed the Ferrari racing at 170 kilometres an hour on Sukhumvit Road.
The three charges were presented to the court’s prosecutorgeneral Seksan Bangsomboon for consideration.
Vorayuth was arrested at home after his black Ferrari hit the motorbike driven by Pol Sr Sgt Major Wichian Klanprasert, 48, of Thong Lor Police Station, on September 3.
Vorayuth’s attorney asked for a postponement of Thursday’s arraignment.
