Family Trip to Rhode Island Ends in Fatal Car Crash for Arlington Resident

An Arlington resident's trip to Rhode Island with her brother and his wife ended in tragedy after a fatal crash on Interstate 95 over the weekend.

Police say that 33-year-old Tiffany Joslyn of Arlington and her 28-year-old brother Derrick Joslyn of Cumberland died after a car collided with them in the high-speed lane and sent their vehicle tumbling over the barrier and into oncoming traffic, according to a Rhode Island State Police statement. Jillian Joslyn, the 27-year-old wife of Derrick Joslyn who was driving the car, survived the crash.

The crash happened at 4:23 p.m. on Saturday in the city of Pawtucket. Police say the silver Toyota the Joslyns were riding in was in the high-speed lane when a blue Toyota that was in the center lane tried to merge into the high-speed lane, colliding with the silver Toyota and causing it to strike the jersey barrier in the center median. The silver Toyota then rolled over into the northbound lanes, where a white Chevrolet van struck it. The blue Toyota collided with the median, police said.

Police identified the blue Toyota's operator as 22-year-old Carlos Swepson of Pawtucket, who was taken to Fatima Hospital. The driver of the white Chevrolet van, 64-year-old Ernest Natale of Whitman, Mass. was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

No charges have been filed yet, and the crash is under investigation.