Man charged in fatal Ferrari crash
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 yesterday that police investigators had sought to indict Vorayuth for manslaughter and hit- and-run but dropped the charges of speeding and driving under the influence.
However, prosecutors reinstated the speeding charge because security-camera footage allegedly showed the Ferrari racing at 170 kilometres per hour on Sukhumvit Road.
The three charges were presented to the court’s prosecutor-general Seksan Bangsomboon for consideration.
Vorayuth was arrested at home after his black Ferrari hit the motorbike driven by Pol Senior Sgt-Major Wichian Klanprasert, 48, of Thong Lor Police Station, on September 3.
Vorayuth’s lawyer asked for a postponement of yesterday’s arraignment.
