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Ex-Prosecutors Get Prison Time Over Cover-Up for Red Bull Heir

2 Convicted of Cover-Up in Fatal
Crash Involving Red Bull Heir

Apr 22, 2025 10:40 AM CDT

2 Convicted of Cover-Up in Fatal Crash Involving Red Bull Heir

Thai court find ex-prosecutors guilty for shielding Vorayuth Yoovidhya after accident that killed a cop

(Newser) - A Thai court convicted and sentenced on Tuesday two former prosecutors in connection with a cover-up of a 2012 Ferrari crash involving an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune that killed a police officer. Former Deputy Attorney General Nate Naksuk and former prosecutor Chainarong Sangthongaram were sentenced to...

Interpol Issues
Highest-Level
Alert for
Red Bull Heir

Oct 5, 2020 8:45 AM CDT

Interpol Issues Highest-Level Alert for Red Bull Heir

There's now a 'red notice' for Vorayuth Yoovidhya regarding charges over 2012 hit-and-run

(Newser) - Last month, Thai officials warned they might tap into Interpol in their search for Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the Red Bull heir who fled the country in 2017 to avoid charges regarding a hit-and-run that left a Bangkok motorcycle cop dead. They've made good on that promise, per the New York ...

Red Bull Heir Faces Charges,
If Police Can Find Him

Sep 18, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Red Bull Heir Faces Charges, If Police Can Find Him

Vorayuth Yoovidhya faces new indictment over 2012 hit-and-run in Thailand

(Newser) - Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya isn't free to return to Thailand after all. Two months after charges were dropped against the 38-year-old accused of killing a Bangkok motorcycle cop in a 2012 hit-and-run —a move critics called an example of impunity offered to the wealthy and...

Thailand Resurrects 8-Year-Old
Case Against Red Bull Heir

Jul 29, 2020 7:27 AM CDT

Thailand Resurrects 8-Year-Old Case Against Red Bull Heir

Thai PM orders investigation into fatal 2012 hit-and-run involving Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya

(Newser) - Thailand's prime minister responded Wednesday to growing public furor by ordering a probe into the dropping of criminal charges against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run accident eight years ago. The case involving Vorayuth Yoovidhya, whose family...

Red Bull Heir Won't Be Punished for Hit-and-Run

8 Years After Fatal Crash,
Red Bull Heir Is Off the Hook

Jul 24, 2020 7:50 AM CDT

8 Years After Fatal Crash, Red Bull Heir Is Off the Hook

Vorayuth Yoovidhya killed a Bangkok cop in a 2012 hit-and-run

(Newser) - Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya is now free to return to Thailand, the country he fled after killing a Bangkok motorcycle cop while speeding in his Ferrari nearly a decade ago. Police said Friday that they were dropping the final outstanding charge against the 37-year-old—reckless driving resulting in death—...

Accused Red Bull Heir's
Trail Has Gone Cold

Sep 1, 2017 10:19 AM CDT

Accused Red Bull Heir's Trail Has Gone Cold

Another of the charges against Vorayuth Yoovidhya has effectively expired

(Newser) - As a hit-and-run charge effectively expires, the whereabouts of an heir to the Red Bull energy-drink empire accused of killing a Bangkok police officer five years ago remain unknown. The fugitive, whose family is worth billions, has apparently found a way to disappear. The AP recently confirmed Vorayuth "Boss"...

Interpol Issues
'Red Notice' for
Red Bull Heir

Aug 28, 2017 5:05 PM CDT

Interpol Issues 'Red Notice' for Red Bull Heir

It's an international request for his arrest

(Newser) - Interpol has issued an international request for the arrest of the billionaire heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, stepping up of the hunt for the fugitive Thai playboy wanted in a 2012 hit-and-run incident that left a traffic policeman dead in Bangkok, the AP reports. Thai police spokesman...

Red Bull Heir's Passport to Be
Revoked in Hit-and-Run Case

May 4, 2017 11:13 AM CDT

Red Bull Heir's Passport to Be Revoked in Hit-and-Run Case

Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya lived in luxury for years after the accident

(Newser) - Thai authorities said Thursday they will revoke the passport of a fugitive heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is wanted on deadly hit-and-run charges, the AP reports. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya flew to Singapore two days before he was due to appear before prosecutors last month, but...

Arrest Warrant
Issued for
Red Bull Heir

Apr 28, 2017 7:57 AM CDT

Arrest Warrant Issued for Red Bull Heir

Vorayuth Yoovidhya missed Thursday's deadline to answer a summons

(Newser) - A Bangkok court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune accused of a deadly hit-and-run accident , moving the case forward after almost five years without charges being pressed. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is accused of fleeing the scene of a 2012...

Law Might Be Finally
Catching Up to Red Bull Heir

Apr 27, 2017 2:06 PM CDT

Law Might Be Finally Catching Up to Red Bull Heir

5 years after fatal hit-and-run, arrest warrant will be sought

(Newser) - An heir to the Red Bull fortune failed to show up Thursday to face charges over an alleged hit-and-run that killed a Thai police officer almost five years ago , as Bangkok prosecutors declared they would now seek a warrant for his arrest, the AP reports. Prayuth Petchkhun, a deputy spokesman...

Red Bull Heir Hits Cop
With Ferrari, Drags Body

Sep 3, 2012 9:31 AM CDT

Red Bull Heir Hits Cop With Ferrari, Drags Body

Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, taken in for questioning

(Newser) - A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said today. Police took Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, in for questioning after tracing oil...