VSP investigating fatal crash in Spotsylvania County Virginia State Police (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By NBC29 Newsroom | March 15, 2021 at 12:20 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 2:58 PM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia State Police is investigating a three-vehicle crash in Spotsylvania County that left two people dead Sunday. According to VSP, the crash happened along Route 3, near Elys Ford Road, around 6 a.m. Sunday, March 14. A 2008 Mercury Milan was driving the wrong way on Rt.3 and crashed head-on with a 2014 Mazda 3. The impact caused the Mazda to collide with a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. The driver of the Mercury, 27-year-old J’haun G. Pendleton of Fredericksburg, died at the scene of the crash. Authorities say it is unknown if Pendleton was wearing a seat belt.