Fatal Hit-And-Run Suspect Still At-Large; Associates Arrested: Sheriff

STAFFORD, VA — Investigators with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office are still looking for a 21-year-old woman wanted in connection to last week's fatal pedestrian-involved crash in North Stafford, authorities said Thursday.

Sheriff's deputies responded around 2 a.m. on Aug. 5 for the report of a pedestrian who was fatally struck in the area of Richmond Highway and Foreston Woods Drive, reports say.

"When they arrived, they discovered a 36-year-old male deceased at the scene," according to the incident report. "The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking northbound on the right shoulder when he was struck by a passing vehicle."

A short-time later, officers recovered a white Audi Q5 in connection to the case. With this evidence, investigators identified Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores as the driver who struck the pedestrian, according to the sheriff's office.

Flores is aware that she's wanted by law enforcement and has avoided contact with investigators in the case, authorities say. The sheriff's office asks anyone who has information about Flores' location to contact local law enforcement at 911.

Investigators also determined that Carlos Guevara and Maritza Bonilla Zapata, two Stafford residents who are both 46, had been assisting Flores in avoiding capture, according to the incident report.

Deputies arrested Guevara on Aug. 8, charging him with obstruction of justice, principal in the second degree of hit and run, and manslaughter: involuntary accessory before the fact.

Guervara was arraigned on Monday and a preliminary hearing was set for 1 p.m. on Sept. 23, according to court records. He was denied bond following a hearing on Tuesday and remained in custody on Thursday morning.

The manslaughter charge is a Class 5 felony, which carries a possible sentence of one to 10 years in prison or up to 12 months in jail, and a fine of up to $2,500, under the Code of Virginia.

Zapata was arrested on Monday and charged with second degree of hit and run and obstruction of justice without force, according to court records. She was arraigned on Wednesday and released on bond. She has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. on Oct. 17.

If convicted on the hit and run charge, which is a Class 5 felony, Zapata faces a possible sentence of one to 10 years in prison or up to 12 months in jail, and a fine of up to $2,500, under Virginia law.

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