Red Bull heir faces arrest

A warrant of arrest will be issued to an heir of the Red Bull energy drink creator who failed to show up to hear charges against him in a fatal hit-and-run case that sparked nationwide outrage, the Guardian said. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 28, is accused of driving his Ferrari sports car when it collided with an on-duty policeman in the early hours of 3 September 2012. “Investigators will issue an arrest warrant for the suspect tomorrow and he can be arrested anywhere in Thailand,” Reuchai Krairerk, a senior public prosecutor at Bangkok South criminal court, said. Vorayuth faces charges of causing death through reckless driving and failing to stop and assist the victim.

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