3 "stars" in the sky descend vertically and to the left, passing above highway followed by 3 red lights in formation

I was bored and picking out constellations in the sky when I saw a "constellation" I didn't recognize in the night sky. The three "stars" then rapidly descended and moved to my left, where I saw a red object behind them. The objects passed above the highway medium on my left hand side, where I saw the three "stars" (now cigar shaped) were more golden shape. The single red object pursuing them became three red objects. I could only make out one of their shapes (triangle). At the time I was driving from DC to Richmond, where this occurred on the highway leading to the exit to Fredericksburg.