A Bridgeport man accused of driving drunk and killing two people in a wrong-way crash is back in custody after being accused of taking off while awaiting trial. Wilber Martinez, 38, was rearrested by Bridgeport police on Monday.

"When officers arrived at the residence where they believed Mr. Martinez to be, they found him hiding on the front porch under large garbage bags in an attempt to evade being captured by the police department and served with a failure to appear warrant," said Assistant State's Attorney Felicia Valentino during Martinez's arraignment in Bridgeport Superior Court Tuesday.

Police were looking for Martinez for about three weeks after he was a no-show in court. He'd been out on a $500,000 bond since his arrest in August 2023 for a wrong-way crash on the Route 8 connector in Bridgeport that killed two people the previous summer. He was offered a deal for 17 years in prison, suspended after serving ten years, according to prosecution, but opted to take his chances with a jury.

"Mr. Martinez requested a trial and was not willing to plead, which is his right," Valentino stated. "When it came time for the case to be called in to choose a date for jury selection, Mr. Martinez failed to appear."

That was on Feb. 11 and led the judge to issue a rearrest order.

Last Friday, the parents of Monica Wilson, the Westport woman Martinez is accusing of killing, spoke with News 12 about their concerns they'd now never get justice for their daughter. The mom of three was one of two people who died in the crash July 24, 2022. It was just one day before her 42nd birthday.

MORE: ‘Robbed of justice.’ Bridgeport man takes off while awaiting trial in fatal wrong-way crash "This man took the chance, drank, got behind the wheel, went the wrong way on Route 8 and killed my daughter, and almost killed my grandsons," Andrea Wilson emotionally told News 12 on Feb. 27.

Martinez's passenger, 47-year-old Ananias Castillo-Icabalzeta, of Bridgeport, also died and several people, including Monica Wilson's two youngest sons, were hurt.

On Tuesday, Judge Charles Stango set Martinez's bond at $4 million, noting he asked for a trial and then chose not to appear.

"It wasn't a misunderstanding. It wasn't confusion. It wasn't a medical issue. He was found hiding under a pile of garbage in an attempt to evade capture," Stango said.

The judge added that Martinez can only post bond at the courthouse, where he would be fitted with a GPS monitor.

Martinez tried to address the court at the end of his arraignment, but Stango advised him not to speak. He's due back in court April 6.

He faces two counts of manslaughter with a motor vehicle, six counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of risk of injury to a child, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, reckless driving, speeding over 70 mph, driving without a license and several other motor vehicle charges.

According to Martinez's arrest warrant, he was speeding away from a hit-and-run crash nearby at Park Avenue and South Frontage Road when he got onto the Route 8 connector in the wrong direction and slammed into three cars. Testing determined his blood alcohol level was 0.2, more than two times the legal limit, the warrant said.