The Delaware State Police are investigating a serious crash that occurred yesterday in Lewes that left one man critically injured.
Officials said on Monday, at approximately 5:32 p.m., a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle was traveling northbound on Coastal Highway near Old Landing Road in the right lane. The motorcycle passed an unmarked Delaware State Police Chevrolet Tahoe in the center lane and then split the lane between two other vehicles by riding along the dashed lane markings according to police.
The trooper attempted to pull the motorcycle over, but it fled at a high rate of speed, driving recklessly on Coastal Highway while eluding the trooper according to police. As the motorcycle approached the intersection at Coastal Highway and Melson Road, it accelerated northbound through the red light at a high rate of speed police said. At the same time, a Ford F-150 was crossing the northbound lanes from Coastal Highway southbound to Bay Crossing Boulevard. As a result, the motorcycle collided with the passenger side of truck.
The motorcyclist, a 19-year-old man from Bear was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ford F-150, a 69-year-old man from Milton was not injured.
Coastal Highway was closed for an extended time while the scene was investigated and cleared.
