Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating a red Kia Forte involved in an eluding and hit and run incident on Oct. 6, 2025, in Stafford and Prince William counties.

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

Virginia State Police have arrested the driver they say sparked a wild I-95 chase, rammed a trooper’s cruiser, and vanished into the night nearly two months ago.

Kevin Lopez Martinez, 21, of Woodbridge, was taken into custody after troopers were able to locate the red Kia Forte at the center of the Oct. 6 pursuit, according to Virginia State Police on Thursday, Dec. 4.

The arrest marks the end of a search that began just after 6:04 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, when a trooper tried stopping a red Kia for reckless driving on northbound I-95 in Stafford County, police said.

Instead, the driver hit the gas — leading troopers on a chase into Prince William County, where the Kia exited the interstate and cut through surface streets, according to state police.

The pursuit hit a turning point on Cardinal Drive. Lopez Martinez tried making a U-turn at Andover Heights Drive and slammed into the pursuing VSP vehicle, rendering it inoperable, police said. 

The trooper was not hurt.

The red Kia, bearing Virginia plate TMG 2420, was believed to have damage to the driver-side rear door from the crash.

Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating a red Kia Forte involved in an eluding and hit and run incident on Oct. 6, 2025, in Stafford and Prince William counties.

Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating a red Kia Forte involved in an eluding and hit and run incident on Oct. 6, 2025, in Stafford and Prince William counties.

Virginia State Police

Troopers did not immediately say where or how Lopez Martinez was located, but confirmed charges were filed following the weeks-long investigation.

Lopez Martinez was charged with:

  • Felony hit-and-run;
  • Obstruction;
  • False reporting of a crime;
  • Eluding;
  • Failure to stop at an accident;
  • Reckless driving;
  • Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle;
  • Operating an unsecured vehicle.

.Anyone with information is still asked to contact Virginia State Police Division 2 Dispatch at (804) 750-8778 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov