An alleged drunk driver accused of killing a Marine veteran during a hit-and-run crash in Las Vegas reportedly fled the U.S. while released on bail, 8 News Now reports.
Iurie Trofim, 40, a native Moldova and longtime Las Vegas resident with dual citizenship, reportedly fled back to his home country after being released on a $10,000 bond and failing to show up for his September 3 arraignment.
“We’ve been trying to locate him since last week when we found out that he’s no longer here,” said prosecutor Yu Meng.
Trofim was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and reckless driving resulting in death, failure to stop at an accident involving death, failure to render aid at a vehicle accident, failure to decrease speed or use due care and failure to drive on the right half of roadway in relation to the death of Carson Heath, 55, on August 26, according to court documents. Heath was riding a Yamaha motorcycle when Trofim crashed his Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck into him near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area at around 11:00 p.m.
The Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency personnel attempted to administer live-saving care. Parts of Trofim’s Ram 1500 were discovered at the scene, however the suspect had fled.
A witness followed the truck and observed it driving on its rim, which led to its driver, later identified as Trofim, veering off the road and getting stuck before being arrested on suspicion of DUI and the aforementioned additional charges after his truck matched the parts left at the scene. Trofim was prohibited from driving and ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, however, the device allegedly doesn’t have GPS capability to track his movements.
Additionally, Trofim was reported to have put his Las Vegas home up for sale days after being charged in the hit-and-run incident. Moldova doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the U.S. and its “constitution does not permit extradition of its nationals,” according to the State Department.
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