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DUI crash on I-95 in Virginia kills mother and young child, leaves father critically hurt
A high-speed Dodge Charger rear-ended a Nissan Rogue carrying a Stafford family on northbound I-95 in Stafford County early Friday (November 6), killing an adult female passenger at the scene and a child under five later in hospital; the father was critically injured. The driver faces two counts of aggravated manslaughter, each carrying up to 20 years.
A fatal crash on northbound Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, at about 1:53 a.m. on Friday (November 6) killed a mother and her young child and left the father critically injured, after a speeding car rear-ended the family's vehicle. The driver, accused of driving under the influence, has been charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter and is due to be arraigned on Monday (November 9).
High-speed rear-end collision, then rollover
Virginia State Police said the crash happened on northbound I-95 near mile marker 141. A Dodge Charger travelling at a high rate of speed struck the rear of a Nissan Rogue carrying a family from Stafford County; the Rogue went off the left side of the road and overturned. An adult female passenger died at the scene, and a juvenile passenger under the age of five was taken to hospital and later died. The driver, the husband and father, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. The Charger driver was not injured, and three passengers in the Charger suffered minor injuries.
Driver had a blood alcohol level of 0.17; aggravated manslaughter charges
The driver is Malik Jeremiah Thomas, 25, of Fredericksburg. State police arrested him at the scene on a charge of driving under the influence and charged him with driving while intoxicated and two counts of involuntary manslaughter; prosecutors later added two counts of aggravated manslaughter under Virginia Code Section 19.2-36.1, each carrying a maximum of 20 years. Stafford County Commonwealth's Attorney Eric L. Olsen said Thomas had a blood alcohol content of .17 and identified himself to state police as an active-duty Marine.
Northbound lanes closed, reopened by morning
After the crash, the Virginia Department of Transportation closed the northbound lanes and detoured traffic at exit 140; all lanes reopened and the detour was lifted by 7:09 a.m. State police said the crash remains under investigation.
(Sources: Virginia State Police, Stafford County Commonwealth's Attorney statement, Potomac Local.)
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