Fugitive Ex-deputy Vanishes Before Trial In Deadly Sports Car Crash

An apprehension warrant has been issued for an ex-deputy successful Polk County, Florida, who grounded to look for his April proceedings aft being charged pinch 2 counts of manslaughter successful 2022. 

In nan early greeting hours of April 12, 2022, Joshua Roelofs allegedly killed Kris Koroly, 44, and Ricky Gongora, 44, successful a high-speed DUI crash connected nan Courtney Campbell Causeway successful nan Tampa, Florida, area.

A 3rd personification was near permanently abnormal aft nan wreck.

Joshua Roelofs aft his 2022 arrest (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

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According to nan Tampa Bay Times, he was scheduled to look successful tribunal successful April of this twelvemonth to either plead blameworthy to DUI manslaughter charges aliases inquire nan authorities for a trial. Initially, he was released from jailhouse connected a $19,000 bond.

However, he was a no-show for that tribunal day and has not been seen since. 

The Times reported Roelofs was a Polk County Sheriff's lawman for astir 5 years until he was fired successful 2015 for allegedly filing inaccurate clip records truthful he could person other pay.

A roadworthy lined pinch thenar trees betwixt Tampa and Clearwater, Fla. Joshua Roelofs is simply a fugitive successful nan area. (Getty Images)

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Just earlier nan 2022 crash, dashcam video from wrong nan Nissan GT-R sports car Roelofs was driving reportedly caught him driving erratically and swerving successful and retired of lanes earlier crashing into an SUV carrying Koroly, Gongora and 2 different people.

One of nan surviving passengers sustained a terrible encephalon wounded successful nan clang and was successful a coma for 4 months. He reportedly "struggles to walk, has seizures, needs changeless assistance and has a reduced intelligence capacity," nan Tampa Bay Times reported.

Roelofs has ties to Ohio and Michigan. 

Joshua Roelofs is simply a erstwhile Polk County Sheriff's deputy. (Polk County Sheriff's Office)

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Fox News Digital reached retired to his attorneys, Deborah Barra and Glen Lansky, who withdrew arsenic his counsel erstwhile he grounded to look successful court. 

The U.S. Marshals Service did not return a remark request.