VBPD Arrests Driver in Single Vehicle Crash Resulting in Two Fatalities

On July 31, 2024, at approximately 12:32 a.m., Emergency Communications and Citizen Services (ECCS) received a call reporting a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Shipps Corner Rd. and Old Clubhouse Rd. Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) officers responded and located the vehicle in the tree line along the 2900 block of Shipps Corner Road.

Officers located two passengers in the vehicle, Francisco Bisono IV (M/32) of Virginia Beach and Shawn Babonis (M/65) of Virginia Beach, who were pinned and unresponsive. Both passengers were pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Adam Cieniewicz (M/36) of Virginia Beach, had fled the scene.

A warrant was issued for Cieniewicz’s arrest on a charge for felony Hit and Run. Cieniewicz was apprehended later in the day without incident.

This crash is still being actively investigated by the VBPD Traffic Safety Unit, and further charges are anticipated. If you have any information regarding this incident, contact the VBPD Traffic Safety Unit at (757) 385-4606 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com.

Note: The charges mentioned in this press release are accusations, and the arrested individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.