Vorayuth yoovidhya biography of william

This article needs to be updated. The Associated Press has found, Vorayuth, then 27, was back to enjoying his family's jet-set life, largely associated with the Red Bull brand. The Associated Press has found, Vorayuth, then 27, was back to enjoying his family's jet-set life, largely associated with the Red Bull brand. Vorayuth is accused of killing a Thai police officer in a hit-and-run in , yet he still has not appeared to face charges. Before Vorayuth was born, his grandfather Chaleo Yoovidhya partnered his company T.C. Pharma with Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, investing. Vorayuth is the grandson of the late Chaleo Yoovidhya, one of the creators of the globally famous Red Bull brand. Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya allegedly killed a police officer in a hit-and-run accident in Bangkok in ; Yoovidhya has managed to avoid. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(March 2024)

2012 crime in Thailand

Wichian Klanprasert, a Thai police officer, was killed by Vorayuth Yoovidhya, grandson of billionaire Red Bull co-founder Chaleo Yoovidhya, in a hit-and-run incident in Bangkok, Thailand, on 3 September 2012.

Vorayuth, then 27,^[1] was charged with speeding, fleeing the scene of an accident, and reckless driving causing death, but has never been arrested. The statute of limitations on the speeding charge expired in September 2013, and on the fleeing the scene of an accident charge in September 2017.

The statute of limitations for the reckless driving causing death charge will expire in 2027. All charges against him were dropped in July 2020.

The case is widely seen as an example of how the affluent in Thai society are able to escape the criminal justice system.