State Police identify victims of fatal crash on Toll Road

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - Indiana State Police have identified the victims who died in a crash on the Indiana Toll Road Sunday evening.

Both the driver and passenger of a white 2017 Ford SUV were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver was identified as 31-year-old Mark Pelini of Canfield, Ohio, and the front seat passenger was identified as 31-year-old Jillian Marian of Youngstown, Ohio.

The front seat passenger of the second vehicle involved, a black 2017 Ford pickup truck, was also pronounced dead at the scene. She was identified as 57-year-old Jane Beecher of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The driver and backseat passenger of the pickup were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The eastbound lanes of the Toll Road were closed during the crash investigation.