Billionaire Red Bull family agrees €75,000 hit-and-run civil case settlement

The billionaire family of the Red Bull energy drink heir accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run has struck a deal which will pay the officer’s siblings less than €75,000, police in Thailand said today.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya is charged with driving the Ferrari which hit the officer and dragged his body down a Bangkok street earlier this month.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Viradon Thubthimdee said today that the Yoovidhyas have paid the officer’s siblings three million Thai baht (€74,910).

He said the settlement will protect Vorayuth from a civil lawsuit.

The payment is being viewed by many as a pittance for a family worth US$5.4bn (€4.17bn).

It is expected to do little to quell public outrage over the incident and an initial attempt to cover up Vorayuth’s alleged involvement by arresting a bogus suspect.