At least two people died this morning in vehicle crashes on Interstate 95 in Prince William County, authorities said.
About 4:30 a.m., a Virginia State Police trooper responded to a single-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of I-95 at the 154 mile marker. The driver of a 2006 Ford E350 Econoline van, 29-year-old Job J. Diaz-Lemus, lost control, and the van went off the left side of the highway, hit a guardrail and overturned at least twice before resting on its side, authorities said.
Three of the nine passengers were ejected from the van. One of the ejected passengers died at the scene, and the other two were taken to a hospital, police said. Five other passengers and Diaz-Lemus were taken to a different hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, officials said. One passenger was uninjured and refused treatment.
An investigation found that Diaz-Leumus, of Gaithersburg, was driving too fast given the heavy rain at the time of the crash, authorities said. He was charged with reckless driving.
In a separate incident about 7:45 a.m., a three-vehicle, chain-reaction crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 south of the Dale City exit.
One person was confirmed dead and at least one other person was taken to a hospital, officials said.
