A fatal multi-vehicle crash early Tuesday on Interstate 77 in Carroll County killed a man and a woman from Cleveland, Ohio.
Nicholas R. Oleski, 34, was taken to an area hospital where he later died. His passenger, Justine A. Hitchcock, 34, of Cleveland, Ohio, died at the scene.
The crash occurred at 2:55 a.m. on I-77 at the nine-mile marker, according to Matthew Demlein, the interim public relations director for Virginia State Police.
A Mercedes Benz CLA250, driven by Oleski, was heading northbound in Carroll County when the vehicle went off of the left side of the interstate. His Mercedes struck the end of the guardrail, and then spun back onto the interstate, where it was struck by a driver in a Ford F450.
The Mercedes then spun again into the side of a Volvo tractor trailer. The Volvo truck went off the right side of the road, while the Mercedes spun into a Peterbilt tractor trailer.
The Mercedes came to rest off of the right side of the interstate.
None of the other drivers or passengers suffered any injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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