Delaware State Police have released details regarding a story FSU first brought you this morning. Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash that occurred early this morning in Wilmington.
Officials said on December 6, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., troopers were dispatched to New Linden Hill Road, east of Pike Creek Boulevard, for a reported welfare check after several motorists saw a man in the travel lanes. Callers reported that he was intermittently lying and sitting in the roadway. The circumstances surrounding why he was in the roadway remain under investigation.
Shortly after the initial 911 calls, an unknown vehicle traveling eastbound on New Linden Hill Road struck the man and fled the scene, police said Saturday. At this time, there is no available description of the fleeing vehicle. Troopers are working to determine the make and model of the vehicle involved.
The pedestrian, a 42-year-old man from Bear, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.
The roadway was closed for approximately 3 hours.