Video shows deadly drunk driving crash that launched international search for woman who fled to China

Newly obtained video shows a woman driving 100 miles an hour and crashing in Bellevue, resulting in the death of the man in her passenger seat.

An international search was launched by the Bellevue Police Department for the woman accused of driving under the influence. Ting Ye, 26, is believed to have fled to her native China following the crash. She has still not been found as of Nov. 6.

Ye is accused of killing 27-year-old Yabao Liu, who was a passenger in her Porsche on Sept. 30, when the car skidded off the road and flipped over near 108th Ave NE and SR 520.

Video shows the car flying through an intersection at a high-rate of speed before crashing, according to police.

The crash happened around 3:45 a.m., and first responders were not called to the scene until almost 45 minutes later, when someone passing by noticed the crashed Porsche. Both occupants had to be extricated from the heavily damaged vehicle. Liu did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Court documents stated one of the first responders on scene, “smelled the strong odor of alcohol coming from Ye.”

Ye was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where she refused to cooperate with investigators. Police said they were not notified Ye was discharged from the hospital until after she’d already fled and crossed over the border into Canada, before police had gathered enough information for charges to be filed.

“We were not notified by hospital personnel, my understanding is that she was not going to be released anytime soon due to her injuries, and so we were under the assumption she was going to remain at the hospital for some time,” Tyler said.

Police said they were able to determine Ye had someone drive her to Vancouver, where she got on a flight to China. It’s possible the person who helped her leave could face consequences, as police are still investigating.

“The warrant was not yet in the system, she was at that point not prohibited from leaving the country, and so there was a delay unfortunately,” Tyler said, “The warrant wasn’t issued until a couple of days later, and then at that point she had a court appearance that was scheduled last Tuesday that she did fail to appear for.”

According to court documents, both Ye and Liu are from China and were in Washington state for work. Ye has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Liu and bail is set at $2 million.

China has no extradition order with the U.S., but BPD is working with federal partners to bring Ye to justice.