On September 30, 2023, Yi Ting, a 26-year-old woman, drove a white 2020 Porsche 911 at a high speed. Along 112th Street toward Interstate 520 in the Bellevue area, accompanied by 27-year-old Liu Ya Bao.
From the video of the incident, which was posted on social media, Yee’s car can be seen, and the driver appears to have lost control of the car. Running fast on the road and then hitting a concrete barrier on the side of the road, this causes the car to float in the air and overturn. He falls to the ground in a prone position. Causing Leo’s death.
Police officers arrived at the scene 45 minutes later and found Liu dead. Meanwhile, a strong odor of alcohol was emanating from Ye’s body, who was later taken to Harborview Hospital for treatment. He has been recovering outside the hospital since October 6, 2023
Court records show that Ye and Liu are Chinese citizens. He came to work in Seattle, although Yee refused to give information to police. But they managed to find Liu’s agency and informed his family about the incident.
On October 9, 2023, the King County Prosecutor’s team issued an arrest warrant for Yee on a charge of vehicular homicide. Her bail was set at $2 million (about 71 million baht), and her passport will be confiscated and she will be banned from traveling outside Washington state.
But three days after Ye was released from the hospital, she secretly crossed the border into Canada and boarded a plane back to China. With someone to help
On October 23, 2023, another arrest warrant was issued for Yee because she failed to appear in court. The US authorities sent a warning “red notice” to Interpol. This will distribute information to all countries that have extradition agreements with the United States. But the United States does not have this agreement with China.
US authorities are currently working with Interpol to arrest Ye and bring him to justice.
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