Is it possible to get away by going west?

In the vision near the end, the movie shows Norton's going west with his father to escape jail.

Could that plan actually work in real-life?

He's a first-time drug offender, which means he's low-level; so the police wouldn't undertake a massive-scale manhunt for him, right?

The police would definitely investigate his friends and family, especially the father. However, only the father can say where Norton was, and he would never tell.

Ultimately, all the police might do is issue a warrant for Norton's arrest that will pop-up whenever he uses his social security, driver's license, or other similar documents. So long as Norton doesn't use those documents, the police wouldn't be able to trace him. Thus, he gets away.

Am I wrong?