The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred late yesterday afternoon west of Seaford, according to Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Gary Fournier.
Fournier said the incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2021, as Norman A. Miller, 80 of Seaford was operating a 1996 GMC Sierra southbound on Woodpecker Road approaching a gradual left curve in the roadway approximately one-tenth of a mile north of Woodland Ferry Road. As the truck began negotiating the curve, it encountered a section of roadway with standing water and began to hydroplane. The GMC pickup began to slide in a sideway manner before exiting the east side of the roadway, sliding across an asphalt private driveway and then across a grass surface until it struck a tree with the right side.
Norman Miller, who was not properly restrained, was pronounced deceased on scene, said Fournier.
Woodpecker Road between Woodland Ferry Road and Old Carriage Road was closed for approximately four hours while the collision was investigated and cleared. Approximately two hours prior to the collision DelDOT responded to this location and posted “Water on Road” warning signs for both directions.