SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (AP) - Three people have been killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash in which police say alcohol may have played a role.
Virginia State Police said the accident happened just after 3 a.m. Sunday on Route 460 in Sussex County.
Police said a Kia Soul was traveling eastbound when the driver, Christy Allen, crossed the center lane, hitting a Honda Accord head on. Allen and her passenger, Roquisha Shonta Broady, were killed.
A passenger in the Honda, Dequincy Lamar Jackson, of South Chesterfield, died on impact. The driver suffered major injuries.
A third car, a Toyota Scion, struck the Honda in the rear. That driver suffered minor injuries.
In a statement, state police said alcohol “was a contributing factor to the cause of the accident.”
All three people who died were not wearing seatbelts.
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