MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A New Jersey man allegedly involved in a drunk driving incident that killed a West Virginia University student and injured another is being sought by authorities.
The Pennsylvania State Police is looking for 26-year-old Aaron Sims, of Camden, New Jersey. Sims is wanted for homicide by vehicle in connection to the January wreck in Philadelphia, in which he allegedly struck a vehicle at high speed, killing 21-year-old Chloe Robertson, of Clearmont, Florida.
Chloe Robertson was a senior criminology student.
A second student, Bobbiann Gubbei, suffered from broken femurs, a broken arm, four pelvic fractures and lacerations to the forehead.
According to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers, Sims’ blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit, and he had THC in his system.
Chloe Robertson’s sister, Lauren Robertson, told MetroNews affiliate WAJR-AM the pain of Chloe Robertson’s death has not faded.
“There are times I cry my eyes out because I lost, not only the past but the future,” she said. “I lost my maid of honor, I lost my sister, and I lost my best friend.”
Lauren Robertson explained the family learned about Chloe’s death almost immediately.
“He was on FaceTime with her at the time of the accident,” she said. “The whole reason we found out before my parents were notified by the police department officially in-person in Orlando, was because he was on the phone with her.”
The Robertson family is pursuing civil action, but the effort has been on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Three to seven years is a small snippet of your lifetime,” Lauren Robertson said of the charge against Sims. “Best case scenario, someone got three years, they have their whole life ahead of them. They could get married, they could get a job and have a career, and they still can have children.”
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to Sims’ arrest.