CARROLL CO., Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday on I-77 in Caroll County.
According to VSP, the crash occurred at 2:55 a.m. when a 2025 Mercedes Benz CLA250 was heading northbound on I-77 when the vehicle went off the left side of the interstate.
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The Mercedes struck the end of the guardrail and spun back on to the interstate, where it was struck by a 2019 Ford F450.
VSP says the Mercedes then spun again into the side of a 2023 Volvo VNR tractor-trailer. The Volvo truck went off the right side of the road, while the Mercedes again spun into a 2025 Peterbilt tractor trailer.
The Mercedes then finally came to a rest off of the right side of the interstate.
10 News has learned the driver of the Mercedes, 34-year-old Nicholas Oleski, of Cleveland Ohio, was taken to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A passenger 34-year-old Justine Hitchcock, of Cleveland Ohio, died at the scene. None of the other drivers or passengers sustained any injuries.