Driver In Fatal 2022 Crash In Woodbridge Convicted By Jury, Was Driving 84 MPH: Prosecutor

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — Last week, a driver convicted a jury in connection with a crash on Valentine's Day in 2022 that left one person dead, the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney said.

Authorities identified the victim as 82-year-old John Angevine of Beltsville, Maryland. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Richmond Highway at Wigglesworth Way.

Marvin Anton Cabrera Martinez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, one count of reckless driving by speed, and one count of driving without an operator’s license.

Cabrera Martinez is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 7, 2023. He could face up to 11 years in prison, based on Virginia's sentencing guidelines.

On May 24, the jury took 1 hour and 15 minutes to find Cabrera Martinez guilty.

The crash occurred on Feb. 14, 2022 on Richmond Highway, authorities said. The crash involved four vehicles, including Cabrera Martinez's white Jeep.

"Electronic data from the Defendant’s vehicle revealed that the Defendant had been operating his vehicle up to 84 miles an hour in a posted 35 mph construction zone seconds prior to the crash," the office of the commonwealth's attorney said. "Investigation revealed that the Defendant, who was operating the white Jeep without an operator’s license, swerved to avoid another vehicle that had partially turned into his travel lane, when he struck the vehicle that Mr. John Angevine was operating that morning."

When Cabrera Martinez is sentenced in September, Angevine's family will be present to deliver testimony about how the fatal crash has impacted them.