Ex-Deputy Joshua Roloffs Faces Trial for Deadly DUI Crash After Fleeing to Colombia

DUI Manslaughter Trial Begins

• ⚖️ The trial of Joshua Roloffs, an ex-deputy, has commenced in Hillsborough County for a fatal DUI crash.
• 🎯 Roloffs is accused of killing two individuals, Christopher Corolli and Ricky Gangora, in a 2022 collision on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

Prosecution's Case

• 💨 Prosecutors allege Roloffs was driving at 103 mph just seconds before impact, failing to notice the car in front of him.
• 🚗 Dash camera footage reportedly shows Roloffs speeding and weaving through lanes, with his friend in the car asking if he was okay multiple times.
• 🍻 Evidence suggests Roloffs had been drinking in downtown St. Pete earlier that evening.

Defense Arguments

• 🤷 Roloffs' attorneys contend that DUI officers at the scene initially missed signs of impairment.
• 🔬 The defense argues that a blood draw taken hours after the crash cannot precisely determine the blood alcohol level at the time of the incident.
• 😥 Roloffs' legal team states he is innocent of the charges and that his flight to Colombia was due to fear.

Flight and Apprehension

• ✈️ Roloffs was scheduled for trial last year but fled the country, hiding in Colombia for several months.
• 🕵️ US Marshals tracked him to a hotel in Colombia in August.

Victim Impact

• 💔 Two surviving victims testified about the lasting injuries they sustained from the crash.