A baby-faced 18-year-old girl was charged with involuntary manslaughter after she allegedly killed a mother-of-five in a fatal car crash.
Wania Mussarat Shaika was allegedly traveling more than double the speed limit in an active work zone in Woodbridge, Virginia on May 27 when she carelessly drove through a red light at an intersection, striking another car.
Shaika, who was driving a 2021 Toyota Highlander, slammed into a 2020 Honda Accord driven by Seema Rizvi, 45, according to the Prince William Police Department.
Rizvi, who was making a left turn across the intersection at the time, was extricated from her car before being transported to the hospital, where she later died.
Shaika was also taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the tragic accident, investigators said.
She is currently being held without bond and her court date is pending, according to Master Police Officer Renee Carr.
Rizvi, who had just turned 45 four days prior, sadly died on her husband’s birthday, her sister Misba Sheikh said in a tearful Facebook post.
‘My sister, my best friend, my ziyarat partner, my confidante, my rock, my support network, the backbone of our Karbala majalis, my mentor, my well wisher, a source of prayer for my lil girl and the true love of my life was killed in a serious car accident in Woodbridge, Virginia (USA) yesterday,’ Sheikh wrote on May 28.
Wania Mussarat Shaika (pictured) was allegedly traveling more than double that speed limit in an active work zone Woodbridge, Virginia on May 27 when she carelessly drove through a red light at an intersection, killing Seema Rizvi, 45
‘She turned 45 last friday and her husbands birthday was yesterday also. She had tickets booked to fly out to Iraq on 25 June.’
Her heartbroken sister said Rizvi was a mother to five children, aged between 21 and 11, and was a ‘genuinely selfless wife’ and ‘a devoted daughter and sister.’
‘Please pray for peace and patience for her husband and kids who are utterly devastated but now have the most seemingly impossible task of trying to pick up the pieces after her,’ she added.
A friend remembered the late mother as ‘one of the most pious and patient Momina that I have ever come across.’
In the Arabic language, Momina is a feminine name that stands for trustworthy, believer and faithful, according to Nameberry.
‘My heart bleeds on the great loss. May Allah bless her soul and elevate her rank in Jannah. Ameen,’ they added.
Daily Mail contacted the Prince William Police Department for more information.
This news comes just months after a Texas father drove 100mph, crashed his car and fled the scene – leaving his severely injured wife and four children behind, Houston police said.
She is currently being held without bond and her court date is pending
Rizvi, who was making a left turn across the intersection (pictured) at the time, was extricated from her car before being transported to the hospital, where she later died
The man was driving a Ford Expedition at more than double the speed limit down Houston’s Yale Street on March 25.
A Chevy Avalanche then cut the speeding car off while turning into a gas station causing the vehicles to collide.
The family-filled Ford shot into the air and flipped over into a ditch. One of the children, an eight-year-old girl, was ejected upon impact.
The Chevy, carrying a man and a woman, ended up in the guardrail.
After the dramatic crash, the father ran from his suffering family without hesitation, according to police.
