Driver Killed In Millsboro Crash Identified

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Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred in Millsboro Friday afternoon.

On November 7, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a Dodge Ram was traveling westbound on John J. Williams Highway approaching Layton Davis Road. At the same time, a Ford F-450 box truck was traveling eastbound on John J. Williams Highway approaching Layton Davis Road. For reasons still under investigation, the Dodge crossed the center line and entered the eastbound lane of travel according to police. As a result, the front of the Dodge struck the front left side of the Ford.

The driver of the Dodge, 76-year-old Peter Roskowsk, of Millsboro, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford, a 63-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

John J. Williams Highway was closed for an extended time while the scene was investigated and cleared.

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