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The crash occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at I-95 and I-495 southbound after a car and ambulance collided.
A 33-year-old Newark woman died at the scene of the crash.
Three others were injured, including a 6-year-old passenger in the woman’s car, and two New Castle County first responders.
A 33-year-old Newark woman died and three others were hospitalized early Wednesday morning after a Nissan Altima collided with a New Castle County Paramedic ambulance on I-95.
New Castle County Police said paramedics were responding to an unrelated accident when the ambulance and car collided at the I-495 south split with I-95. Police responded to the scene shortly after 2:30 a.m. New Year’s Day.
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Police said paramedics were southbound on I-95 with emergency lights activated when they tried to change lanes and collided with the Altima.
Newark resident and driver the Altima Kierra West died at the scene. A 6-year-old passenger also was in the car and was taken to Nemours Children’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver and passenger of the ambulance, who were not identified, were taken to Christiana Hospital where they are both in stable condition, police said.
PEDESTRIAN FATALITY: New Castle man killed by car in early hours of New Year’s Day
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After the crash, police said the ambulance came to rest in a lane on I-95 and the car on the left shoulder. Responding officers and other emergency personnel provided medical care to everyone involved.
That section of I-95 was closed until about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
New Castle County detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident or who may have video to contact Detective Maloney at 302-395-8055, or by e-mail at Kevin.Maloney@newcastlede.gov. You can also call county police at 302-573-2800.
Delaware Valley picked up five bonus point wins to take a 40-29 home dual win over High Point in Frenchtown.
Luke Cyphert started the dual at 215 with a pin over High Point’s Kaleb DeFalco. Julian Bednar (120), and Tristian Fawthrop (132) also won via pin.
Oliver Paul gave the Terriers (3-0) five points off a 21-6 tech over John McCarthy at 175, Michael Hasson took a 23-7 tech over Tyler Brarman at 144 and state qualifier Sebastian Dobak earned a 7-1 decision over Gerard Empirio at 150. Vincent Rainey outlasted Thomas Jaust at 113 for a 7-4 sudden victory win.
Trey Falkenstein picked up a forfeit at 138 to make it a four match sweep for Del Val between 132 and 150.
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Luke Tompkins recorded a pin for the Wildcats (1-1) at 157 while Jack Kitchart picked up a pin at 190. Region 1 third place finisher Gavin Mericle took a 2-1 decision win over Luken Alberdi at 285, Logan Takach recorded a 7-3 decision over Tanner Donaruma at 126 and Jayden Ruplall earned five points at 165 with a 17-1 tech over Rylan Bush.
Primo Maschio won the $110,000 DSBF series championship for sophomore male pacers Thursday at Bally’s Dover
Photos by Quenton Egan Photography
DOVER — Following decisive wins in both preliminary legs, Primo Maschio dug deep to head off Lew Not Lou for a 1:52.3 triumph in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Bally’s Dover.
Primo Maschio and driver Trae Porter landed second-over on the first turn behind Shore Not Beach (driven by Pat Berry), who worked to clear early leader Lew Not Lou (Jason Thompson) for the lead at the end of a :27 first quarter. Left uncovered off the first turn, Primo Maschio drove on to assume control of the terms with a circuit to go, and the Badlands Hanover-Primadonna gelding rolled to the half in :55.
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Up the backstretch and through the far turn, Primo Maschio faced sustained pressure from Lew Not Lou, who re-emerged from third to force a :28.2 third quarter and pose an even bigger threat off the home turn.
“I was a little worried,” said Porter of Lew Not Lou taking aim at Primo Maschio off the corner. “He got to my saddle pad, but as soon as we got to the top of the stretch, my colt dug in deeper. He’s such a nice horse.”
Primo Maschio, driven by Trae Porter, won in 1:52.3 on Thursday at Bally’s Dover.
Primo Maschio kept Lew Not Lou a neck at bay while Shore Not Beach stayed on from the pocket to finish third, just a length shy of the top pair.
Walter Callahan trains Primo Maschio, now a 19-time winner with $414,618 in earnings from 27 career starts, for Forrest Bartlett. As the overwhelming 1-10 favorite, Primo Maschio paid $2.20 to win.
Delaware Valley’s Tommy Denvir (3) runs the ball around Phillipsburg’s Matthew Scerbo, Jr. (5) in the 2025 HWS boys basketball semifinals: Phillipsburg vs. Delaware Valley, Feb. 15, 2025.Tim Wynkoop | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
Tommy Denvir scored a game-high 30 points for Delaware Valley in its 61-51 win over Bernards in Alexandria.
Delaware Valley (2-0) led 40-27 at halftime against Bernards.
Lochlyn Marsh scored 12 points for Delaware Valley. Peter Dubljevic had eight points.
Ryan Frame and Richie Jobs each scored 16 points for Bernards (0-3). Ricky Giebel tallied 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Casey Hoeckele recorded 12 rebounds with four points and three blocks.