Wendy Melton, 39, Brittanie Altman, 16, Virgil Moody, 19, Jerry Earnest, 71, and Glenda Adams, 72, killed in multi-vehicle crash involving semi trucks on I-16 near Pooler, Georgia

The fatal crash occurred when traffic had come to a stop for construction on I-16 eastbound near I-95 in Pooler when the driver of a tractor-trailer failed to stop and hit three cars and a pickup truck before colliding another tractor-trailer, which then hit a third tractor-trailer. The two people in the Honda were killed, along with three people in the Hyundai that was the first vehicle hit by the tractor-trailer. Those killed in the Hyundai have been identified as Wendy Melton, 39, of Reidsville, Brittanie Altman, 16, of Claxton, and Virgil Moody, 19, of Hagan. The two people who died in the Honda were identified as Jerry Earnest, 71, of Varnell, and Glenda Adams, 72, of Cohutta. The driver of the tractor-trailer that crashed into the vehicles was identified as David Gibbons, 61, of Pooler. Gibbons survived the collision with minor injuries. Gibbons, who is employed by Georgia Freightways, was pulling an empty trailer. Charges are pending.