Overview
- A long-distance passenger bus struck slowed traffic near a work zone on I-95, triggering a chain-reaction collision that left five people dead, including four members of the Doncev family and 25-year-old Priscilla Mafalda.
- Virginia State Police and prosecutors have charged the bus driver with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and say additional charges are under review as the criminal investigation continues.
- Nearly 50 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, and Mafalda’s husband was hospitalized with serious injuries and remains in recovery.
- Friends, co-workers, and community members have launched fundraising to return Mafalda’s remains to Brazil and to support her injured husband, raising roughly $12,000 by Sunday afternoon.
- Investigators are examining whether the bus failed to slow as it approached the work zone by reviewing driver actions, vehicle speed and braking, and prosecutors’ next filings will shape potential further criminal and civil consequences.