On June 4, 2024, a Prince William County Grand Jury indicted 47-year-old Manassas Park Resident Jose Rafael Lizama on a felony Involuntary Manslaughter and misdemeanor DUI stemming from a December 2, 2023 crash where Lizama is accused of striking and killing pedestrian Justin Burns, 39, of Blackstone.
A nearby homeowner’s surveillance camera caught the crash on video that shows a white van, allegedly driven by Lizama, strike Burns, who was crossing on foot the 8900 block of Center Street in downtown Manassas, near the Old Town Sports Pub, just before 11 p.m. in an unlit area away outside a crosswalk.
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On May 1, 2024, Jose Rafael Lizama, a 47-year-old Manassas Park resident, made his first appearance in front of Prince William County Judge Wallace S. Covington. Lizama is accused of driving drunk and striking and killing Justin Burns, of Blackstone, 39, who was crossing the 8900 block of Center Street in downtown Manassas, near Old Town Sports Pub, just before 11 p.m. on December 2, 2023.
