Troopers: Wrong-Way Driver Leads To Head-On Collision Sunday Morning

The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a serious crash that occurred early this morning south of Lincoln, according to Director of Public Information, Sergeant Richard Bratz.

Bratz said the incident occurred on October 27, 2019, at approximately 1:58 a.m., when a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan operated by a 43-year-old Georgetown man was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of DuPont Highway.

A 2014 Volkswagen Jetta operated by a 23-year-old Milford man was traveling northbound in the left lane of DuPont Highway in the same general vicinity.

The two vehicles collided head-on in the left lane of northbound DuPont Highway.

The operator of the Toyota Sienna minivan was removed from the scene and transported by ambulance to the Bayhealth Sussex Campus Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition.

The operator of the Volkswagen Jetta was removed from the scene and transported by ambulance to the Bayhealth Sussex Campus Hospital where he was admitted in serious condition.

Dupont Highway northbound in the area of the crash was closed for approximately three hours during the investigation.

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