State Police identify, 20-year-old from Massachusetts, 20-year-old from Georgia, 41-year-old from Massachusetts killed in fiery head-on highway crash

The Rhode Island State Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed three people early this morning.

At just before 12:30 a.m., State Police Headquarters received 911 calls reporting a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 99 North. Shortly thereafter, additional 911 calls were received for a crash involving the same vehicle on 146 North in Lincoln. Investigators have determined that a Ford pickup truck, operated by Denis Aguilar Campos, age 41, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, was traveling southbound in the high-speed lane of Route 146 North. As Campos approached Route 116, his vehicle struck a Chevrolet Tahoe, traveling north in the high-speed lane, head-on. Both vehicles were engulfed in flames.

Troopers from State Police Headquarters and the Lincoln Woods Barracks, as well as members of the Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln and Cumberland Fire Departments responded to the scene.

The Tahoe was operated by Jaylin Rainford, age 20, of Randolph, Massachusetts. Campos, Rainford, and a passenger in the Tahoe, identified as Chiemelie Okonkwo, age 20, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were all pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in either vehicle.

Route 146 North was closed for approximately four hours during the incident.