Thai police issued statements, that Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya left Thailand for Singapore on April 25, two days before he had been ordered to report to prosecutors to be formally charged in court. He faces charges of speeding, hit-and-run and reckless driving causing death over an incident in 2012 when he allegedly crashed his Ferrari into a policeman on a motorcycle in Bangkok and fled the scene, dragging the officer’s body for several dozen meters with his car as he did so. He is a beneficiary to the Red Bull fortune wanted in Thailand for his supposed involvement in a deadly hit-and-run has left Singapore after abandoning his private jet and disappeared as per the state.
It was the eighth time he has missed a summons since legal proceedings against him began in 2016.
The case is being closely watched in Thailand where it has fuelled complaints that the justice system favours the rich and famous, allowing them to break the law with impunity.
Singapore police to try to determine where Mr Vorayuth had gone, he is a grandson of the late Chaleo Yoovidhya, creator of the Kratin Daeng, or red bull, energy drink.Mr Chaleo, 88, was listed as the third richest person in Thailand at the time of his death in 2012, with an estimated net worth of US$5 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
