Joshua Roelofs was arrested in 2022 after investigators said he was driving an estimated 100 mph when he caused a deadly crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

TAMPA, Fla. — A former Polk County Deputy convicted in a 2022 crash that left two people dead on the Courtney Campbell Causeway is set to receive his prison sentence on Monday afternoon. 

Last month, a jury found Joshua Roelofs guilty of DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury, vehicular homicide and reckless driving.

Roelofs was arrested back in 2022 after investigators said he was driving an estimated 100 mph in his 2017 Nissan GT-R along the Courtney Campbell Causeway and crashed into a car with four people inside. All four passengers were ejected from the Kia Sorrento when it rolled over.

Two of the passengers died, and two others were injured. None of the passengers was wearing seatbelts, police said. Roelofs was uninjured and cooperated with investigators the night of the crash.

Roelofs reportedly didn’t appear in court for his charges, and in 2025, investigators determined that he had gone to Colombia. U.S. Marshals were able to contact Colombian authorities and pinpoint Roelofs’ location at a hotel in Antioquia. Authorities took him into custody without incident.

Colombian authorities escorted Roelofs on a flight to Miami International Airport at the time, where he was met by TPD’s fugitive apprehension unit. He was then taken into custody and transported to Orient Road Jail.

Roelofs worked for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office between 2010 and 2015 but was fired for falsifying his time card, according to an arrest affidavit.

This article will be updated once Roelofs is sentenced on March 16.