UPDATE: Victims Identified In Fatal Crash On I-95 Express Lanes

DALE CITY, VA — Three people died on Thursday afternoon after a four-vehicle crash on the I-95 Express Lanes. The crash occurred when a sedan drove the wrong way on the Express Lanes after a police chase, according to Virginia State Police.

The sedan's occupants, Stephanie Morton and Tia Porter of Richmond, died in the crash. Kenneth Crosby, who was driving his Ford Ranger, died when Morton and Porter's sedan crashed into him in a head-on collision.

At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a Virginia State trooper attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger that was speeding northbound on I-95 in Spotsylvania County. Authorities said the Avenger was driving 80 miles per hour, and the post speed limit was 65. Police identified Morton as the driver and Porter as a passenger.

The Dodge refused to stop for police, and the trooper began a pursuit, according to a state police news release. After two minutes, the trooper stopped the chase because of heavy traffic on I-95. The Dodge Avenger sped away using the highway's left shoulder.

Different State Police officials positioned themselves north of the original pursuit, and prepared to intercept the vehicle. They resumed the chase as traffic on I-95 was lighter, police said.

When troopers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver of the Dodge Avenger left I-95 for the Express Lanes, which were switched for southbound traffic only. The car drove through three lighted gates at the entry of the Express Lanes. The troopers did not follow the car into the Express Lanes.

At mile marker 155, just outside of Dale City, the Dodge Avenger struck a southbound Ford Ranger pickup truck in a head-on collision, authorities said. The crash forced Kenneth Crosby's truck off the highway and over the guardrail.

Then, a Hyundai Tucson and a Volkswagen Atlas crashed into the Dodge Avenger, as well. The Avenger then caught fire.

Three people died in the crash. Stephanie Morton, who was driving the Dodge Avenger, died at the scene. Tia Porter was a passenger in the Dodge Avenger. She was thrown from the car and also died at the scene. Authorities said Porter was not wearing a seatbelt.

Kenneth Crosby, the driver of the Ford pickup truck, died at the scene, as well. Police said he was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the Hyundai, a 23-year-old woman from South Carolina, suffered minor injuries in the crash. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to a news release.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 37-year-old man from Stafford, was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Two children who were passenger in the Volkswagen also received treatment at the crash site.