UPDATE: Driver in Charles City fatal crash identified as New Kent resident

State Police have officially released the name of the driver of a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck that struck a tree and burst into flames early Sunday morning on Route 5 in Charles City County, killing both the driver and a passenger.

The driver has been identified as Warren M. Lewis, 38, of the 9000 block of Old Church Road in New Kent. State Police spokesman Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the state medical examiner’s office has yet to release identity of the passenger, but community members say the passenger was Lewis’ son, Jayme S. Street, 19, a 2012 graduate of New Kent High School.

State Police say the pickup was headed west on Route 5 around 3 a.m. when it ran off the right side of the road. The driver apparently overcorrected, causing the vehicle to swerve off the left side and strike a tree before erupting into flames.

The accident remains under investigation, Molnar said today (Wednesday).