Vorayuth yoovidhya biography channel
The man driving the Ferrari, police say, was Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the heir to a family fortune that Forbes estimates to be worth $ billion.
Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya led a lavish lifestyle, documented on social media for all to see, cheering on the Red Bull Formula One racing team..
Billionaire's alleged hit-and-run testing theory only poor people go to jail in Thailand
There's a saying in Thailand: "Only the poor go to jail." And no case proves it like that of Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya.
In the early hours of September 3, 2012, the then-27-year-old allegedly smashed his Ferrari into the back of a police officer's motorbike on a busy Bangkok road.
The officer was flung from the bike, dragged almost 200 metres under the car and died at the scene.
But by the time police arrived, Mr Yoovidhya had already sped away.
A trail of oil leaking from the sports car led investigators to his luxury home and medical tests reportedly taken in the hours after the crash showed alcohol and cocaine in his bloodstream.
Police originally accused Mr Yoovidhya of travelling at 177 kilometres per hour in an 80kph zone.
He was subsequently charged with five criminal counts, including speeding, hit-and-run, and reckless driving causi