MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – The Mendocino County District Attorney's Office is stepping up the effort to find a suspect who fled the scene of a fatal 2002 car crash.

District Attorney C. David Eyster said in a Monday statement that he is seeking information about Elio Carrillo, 33.

A report issued by Eyster's office explained that just after 2 a.m. Nov. 28, 2002, Fort Bragg Police officers were called to an injury traffic collision that occurred on the Noyo River Bridge.

The investigation revealed that a white 1994 White Ford Probe driven by Carrillo rear-ended a red Toyota Pickup, pushing it into the opposite lane of traffic and into an oncoming vehicle.

The red Toyota Pickup was hit broadside by the oncoming vehicle and the passenger, Eli Herrick, suffered major injuries as a result of the collision.

Herrick was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Carrillo fled the scene on foot and to this date has not been located, Eyster said.

On Dec. 2, 2002 the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Carrillo. It is believed that Carrillo may have fled to Mexico.

District Attorney Investigator Andrew Alvarado said Eyster – who took office earlier this month – is going through several older cases like this one in the hopes of bringing them to a conclusion.

Anyone with information about Carrillo’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Mendocino County District Attorney Investigations Bureau at 707-463-4211.

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