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Delaware State Police Investigating Fatal Single Motor Vehicle Collision – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware
Delaware State Police are investigating a deadly single motorized vehicle collision that occurred on Route 13 within the New Fortress space early this morning.
On June 1, 2022, at roughly 2:09 a.m., a 2017 Honda Pilot pulling a U-Haul trailer was touring southbound on Route 13 south of Interstate 295. The operator a 65-year-old male of Seaford, DE fell asleep on the wheel and drifted out of the correct lane of journey and into the correct shoulder. The fitting entrance tire struck a raised curb within the 500 block of North DuPont Freeway for first impression. Following that impression, the Honda rotated counterclockwise till its passenger aspect struck a big metal help for an overhead roadway signal. The second impression precipitated the Honda to rotate clockwise in a northerly path, finally rolling over into its roof. The Honda slid a brief distance on its roof earlier than coming to relaxation partially inside the correct shoulder and proper lane of journey.
The operator and his entrance seat passenger have been sporting their seatbelts. Each have been transported by ambulance to an space hospital the place the operator was admitted for non-life-threatening accidents. The entrance seat passenger, a 60-year-old feminine of Seaord, DE, succumbed to her accidents on the hospital and was pronounced deceased. Identification of the sufferer is pending notification to the next-of-kin.
Southbound lanes of Route 13 have been restricted to only the left lane for about 3 hours whereas the investigation was accomplished, and the roadway was cleared.
This collision stays below investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anybody who could have witnessed the collision or has any data is requested to contact Corporal/3 Breen at 302-365-8486. Data can also be offered by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or by way of the web at http://www.delawarecrimestoppers.com.
Should you or somebody you recognize is a sufferer or witness of crime or have misplaced a liked one to a sudden dying and are in want of help, the Delaware State Police Sufferer Companies Unit/Delaware Sufferer Heart is out there to give you help and sources 24 hours a day by way of a toll-free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1-800-842-8461). You might also e mail the Sufferer Companies Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
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