Flashermac Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 The son of Chalerm Yoovidhya, of Red Bull fame and owner of Siam Winery, was on Monday morning arrested on a hit-and-run charge, and the Thong Lor police superintendent was transferred to an inactive post for allegedly arresting a false driver. Police said Vorayuth Yoovidhya, known as Boss, had confessed to the charge. Boss is the third son of Mr Chalerm, son of the deceased Red Bull energy drink tycoon Chaleo Yoovidhya. Boss, aged 27, told investigators that he was driving a black Ferrari and ran into a motorcycle about 5.30am on Monday on Sukhumvit Soi 47, according to police. The motorcyle rider, Pol Sen Sgt Maj Wichian Klanprasert of Thong Lor police station, was killed. His body dragged about 200 metres along the road. He reportedly suffered a broken neck and multiple broken bones. Police said his pistol could not to be found when investigators arrived at the scene. His body was sent for an autopsy. Prior to the arrest, witnesses told police that a black sports car ran into the motorcycle and then sped away. Police later found the car parked in a big house on Sukhumvit Soi 53. The house was identified as belong to the Red Bull family. Metropolitan Police Division 5 deputy chief Jirapat Phumjit said he had talked to a maid inside the house, asking that the hit-and-run suspect surrener for questioning. The maid told him that the house owner was out. Police did not entirely believe the maid and dispatched a team to surround the house. Pol Lt-Col Chotewat Luangwilai, the deputy chief of Thong Lor station, said Pol Lt-Col Pannapon Nammuang, the Thong Lor superintendent, was this morning transferred to an inactive post for allegedly arresting a false driver earlier in the day. Reports said Pol Maj-Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrachang, the new Metropolitan Police chief, went into the house where the sports car was parked to talk to the people inside. Reporters were not allowed into the premises. The suspect was later arrested. "We traced the gasoline trail which leaked onto the road until it led us to the house with the Ferrari," said Pol Lt-Col Viradol Thubthimdee of Thong Lor police station, where Vorayuth was taken for questioning, AFP later reported. "He will be charged with causing death by driving and failing to stop and inform the authorities, with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and a fine," Pol Lt-Col Viradol said, adding that Mr Vorayuth denied the accusation. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 And in The Mirror ... My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 And in The Mirror ... My link Your predictions of the out come, please My guess, Boss he will get 12 months on probation. (the 16y high-so girl who killed 9 people in a car accident got 24 months on probation.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Or the family of the policeman will have to pay for repairs to the Ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 If there was any justice, the family would lose their licence to import Ferrari's and the grandson's driver's licence would permit him to only drive Honda waves during Bangkok's rush hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Or force him to be a motorcycle cop for the next 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I see this as a good time for the cops... if they want to... to become a 1st world force. It's a perfect storm to help root out curroption. BUt I doubt they will do it. However, this case will surly get a lot of attention. It's on CNN and Fox too right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I see this as a good time for the cops... if they want to... to become a 1st world force. It's a perfect storm to help root out curroption. BUt I doubt they will do it. I found this part of the BKK Post article very interesting: Pol Lt-Col Chotewat Luangwilai, the deputy chief of Thong Lor station, said Pol Lt-Col Pannapon Nammuang, the Thong Lor superintendent, was this morning transferred to an inactive post for allegedly arresting the wrong driver earlier in the day. It seems that some people , including a higher ranking policeman, were already executing a plan to blame another person for the death. UPDATE: The Nation has more on this: Kamronwit also demoted Pol Lt Col Pannapon Nammuang, a crime suppression inspector of Thonglor Police station, to an inactive position. Kamronwit said Pannapon tried to have someone to pretend to be the driver of the car that hit the policeman. "It is unacceptable for him to set up the arrest of a scapegoat. He ignored the death of his subordinate," Kamronwit said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hi, "His body dragged about 200 metres along the road." Assuming that wasn't a typo, this guy must have been going quite fast. Can't imagine a body would get dragged for 200 metres if he was driving the legal limit. Which is probably 50km/hr on that road I guess. While this guy should really be brought to justice - and get the same penalty as your average Somchai would get - it ain't gonna happen. There is no way this guy will see the inside of jail. As mentioned, at most a suspended sentence, pay a pittance to the cop's family and it will all be forgotten quickly. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 The cops family will have to pay for the repair of the Ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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