Police: Man Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run in Manassas

A Manassas man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident along with a passenger in the fleeing vehicle, Prince William County Police said. 

The driver, Ludvin Rogelio Ramirez, 22, of Abingdon Court, Manassas, is charged with felony hit-and-run and maiming as a result of DUI. The passenger, Perez Hernandez, 19, of Wellington Road, Manassas, is charged with felony hit-and-run and intoxication in public. 

Police responded on Tuesday at 9:09 p.m. to Thong Pan Road, where a 60-year-old Manassas man was struck while driving a 1989 Mercedes 560SEL eastbound on Wellington Road. Speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, according to police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok.

Perok said that Ramirez was driving a 1997 Honda Civic southbound on Thong Pan Road when he tried to make a left turn onto Wellington Road. Ramirez accelerated through a stop sign and crossed paths with the driver of the Mercedes, Perok said. 

"Both the driver and passenger of the striking vehicle, the Honda Civic, fled the scene prior to police arrival. After a lengthy search in the area, both men where located and arrested without further incident," Perok said in a press release.

The driver of the Mercedes had serious but non-life threatening injuries. Hernandez also sustained serious internal injuries as a result of the crash and was flown to an area hospital for treatment. Ramirez was not injured.

Everyone involved was wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision, Perok said.

Ramirez is also charged with driving on a revoked or suspended license and providing false information to the police. He is held without bond. Hernandez's bond information was not available.

The information in this article was provided by the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.