Manassas Teen Driver In Fatal October Crash Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Police

MANASSAS, VA – A teenage driver involved in a fatal crash in October has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving, police announced.

The Prince William County Police Department says the 16-year-old Manassas boy reportedly behind the wheel of a GMC Sierra that hit another car in an intersection shortly before midnight on Oct. 24 was arrested on Monday.

According to the department, the teenager was behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Sierra when he sped through a stop sign and hit a Honda Civic driven by Manassas resident Jose Lovo, 70, of Manassas, killing Lovo and his 54-year-old passenger, Guadalupe Alvarez de Lovo.

Police say the boy is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of reckless driving by speed, one count of failure to stop at a stop sign and one count of failure to wear a seatbelt. He is being held at the county’s Juvenile Detention Center.