Milford Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 78-year-old man Tuesday morning, October 13, 2026.
At approximately 9:55 a.m., a 2011 Cadillac SRX SUV was traveling southbound on South DuPont Boulevard (Route 113), just south of Old Shawnee Road, when the vehicle crossed the median and entered the northbound lanes for an unknown reason.
According to police, the SUV continued traveling southbound in the northbound lanes before striking a guardrail and leaving the roadway. The vehicle came to rest in a wooded area just north of Marvel Road.
The driver, a 78-year-old man who was the vehicle’s sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
South DuPont Boulevard was closed for approximately two hours while investigators examined the scene and crews cleared the roadway.
The Milford Police Department Fatal Accident Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate the crash.
