BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A trial date was set in March for the man authorities say hit and killed Kern High School District police chief Steve Alvidrez in a 2011 vehicle crash on Highway 99, and authorities released more details about his capture. Judge Chad Louie, at a hearing Friday packed with Alvidrez's family and law enforcement, ordered David Lopez Lilly held without bail, saying he's a danger to the community and a flight risk. He has two prior drunken driving convictions, according to California Highway Patrol. Lilly, 37, was indicted in 2012 but fled the country. He was brought back to Kern County from Mexico this week. A public defender entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to charges including murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. A trial date was scheduled March 3. California Highway Patrol said in a news release Friday afternoon they received information in the first half of 2024 that Lilly was living near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was arrested Wednesday by the FBI and flown to Los Angeles International Airport, where CHP investigators took him into custody. "The arrest represents the culmination of over a decade of investigative efforts by the CHP, FBI and international law enforcement partners," the release says. Prosecutor Gina Pearl said Lilly faces a life term if convicted. Alvidrez's son, an officer with KHSD who's also named Steve, said outside the courthouse he and the rest of his family think about his father every day. "He was one of the best leaders this community has ever had, and to lose him was a big loss," he said. "But we're just trying to honor his memory the best that we can, and this is one more step of that." Alvidrez, 52, was killed shortly before midnight on June 17, 2011, when a car slammed into the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he and his wife Ramona were riding on Highway 99, just south of Delano. Ramona Alvidrez survived the crash. Lilly had a gold Chevy Cavalier -- which matched the description of the suspect vehicle. The car had front end damage and, more significantly, an imprint from Alvidrez's motorcycle on its front license plate, according to a court filing.