Philly man struck and killed; Del. man charged with DUI after driving through crash site

BEAR, Delaware — A Philadelphia man is useless after being struck by a car and a Delaware man is below arrest after driving by means of the scene as police have been investigating.

The deadly crash occurred round 9:33 p.m. Sunday on Route 40 at Scotland Drive in Bear, Delaware.

State police say the 53-year-old Philadelphia man obtained out of his car on the shoulder of Route 40 and began strolling westbound.

That is when he was hit by a 2020 Kia Sportage. The motive force stopped on the scene.

Police say the world of the collision was darkish and never well-lit. They are saying the sufferer was sporting darkish clothes and was not carrying a light-weight on the time of the crash.

He was pronounced useless on the scene. His title has not been launched.

Route 40 westbound at Salem Church Street was closed for roughly three hours whereas the collision was being investigated.

Nevertheless, two hours into the investigation, round 11:34 p.m., state police say the driving force of a 2016 grey Dodge Journey was touring westbound on Route 40 and approaching the crash web site.

They are saying the driving force, recognized as 29-year-old Javier Rodriguez of Newark, Delaware, “bypassed the DelDOT lane closures, disregarded the emergency car lights and arrow boards that have been getting used to shut the street, and continued westbound.”

Police say a trooper tried to cease Rodriguez however he continued to barrel by means of the crash scene, practically hitting a detective and a DelDOT employee.

A pursuit ensued which ended when the Dodge got here to a cease within the car parking zone of Rivera Taco Specific.

Rodriguez was taken into custody and charged with reckless endangering and DUI.