STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- DeKalb County police said Wednesday they are considering charges in the deadly Stone Mountain van crash that killed three people.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 78 near Hugh Howell Road.

Authorities identified the three fatalities as Robert Harold Clinton Jr., 60, Ollie Benny Stephens Jr., 49, and Cindy Fitzgerald, 54, all of Lilburn. The victims worked for Georgia Power or Southern Company Services. The co-workers had been riding together in the van owned by VPSI Inc. for years. The van ride share was a benefit offered by the company.

In an instant Kathy Pierce lost her good friend Cindy Fitzgerald.

Pierce described Fitzgerald as a loving mother.

Pierce said, "She had a big heart, great person, amazing sense of humor."

Stephens leaves behind his wife of 23 years and three teenage children. CBS Atlanta learned Wednesday that Stephens taught at Kennesaw State University's Continuing Education Department in the Advanced Technology Program for 15 years.

Clinton was driving the van when the crash happened.

His son Tommy said his father loved his family especially his seven grandchildren. Clinton said, "He meant so much to all of us. He is really going to be missed by many people around the community."

DeKalb County police spokesman Ofc. Jason Gagnon said investigators are considering charges against James Miles, 55, of Loganville, who police said clipped the rear bumper of the commuter van ferrying utility company employees with his Dodge Stratus in rush hour traffic.

A police spokesman said Miles was switching lanes when it hit the rear bumper of the van, causing it to lose control.

Six people were also injured in the wreck. Their names and conditions were not immediately available. Gagnon said one victim has been released from the hospital.

Brad Philpott’s mother is one of the victims. He said everyone at the hospital was nervous.

“Right now she's talking and she's got some gashes from the seat belts and a couple other things but we're, they're still determining right now," said Philpott.

Al Bonner's wife, Sandra was in the van when it crashed. Bonner said his wife was thumbing through a magazine when the van crashed. She was wearing her seat belt, and suffered a broken shoulder. Bonner said her good friend died in the crash, and that is what's causing her the most pain.

The van was just three miles from the drop-off point at a Stone Mountain church when the van and another car collided. Police now know the car was changing lanes when it hit the rear bumper of the van causing it to lose control. The van flipped several times, landing on its side. Firefighters had to cut the top of the van off to rescue the victims.