Drunk driver allegedly killed Marine veteran in Las Vegas hit-and-run crash then fled US: report
An accused drunk driver allegedly hit and killed a Marine veteran in Las Vegas before he was released on bail and fled the US.Iurie Trofim, 40, is accused of crashing his Ram 1500 pickup truck into Carson Heath, 55, on Aug.
26.The 55-year-old was riding a Yamaha motorcycle during the crash, which happened at around 11 p.m.
near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, about 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, according to 8 News Now.Emergency personnel arrived at the crash site and began administering life-saving care to Heath, but the husband, father, and Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead at the scene.Nevada Highway Patrol investigated and discovered parts from a Ram 1500 at the scene, but the pickup truck was nowhere to be found.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department then contacted the Nevada Highway Patrol the following morning about a call they responded to regarding a wreck involving a Ram 1500 about 10 miles from the Strip, KSNV reported.Police told the outlet that a witness had followed the truck after observing it driving on its rim and watching as the driver, later discovered to be Trofim, veered off the road and became stuck.Trofim was arrested on suspicion of DUI and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.Following his arrest, police matched the car parts found at the crash scene to Trofim’s Ram 1500.He was then 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, according to court records obtained by KSNV.
The suspected drunk driver then appeared in front of a “pro tempore judge” — a non-elected judge sitting in as a substitute — on Aug.28, 8 News Now reported.The judge set Trofim on $10,000 bail, required him to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, and prohibited him from driving.
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