The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred last night in Newark that left one woman dead.
Officials said on July 1, 2023, at approximately 11:01 p.m., a black 2004 Volkswagen GTI was traveling westbound on Ogletown Stanton Road approaching the intersection at Cheswold Boulevard. At the same time, a silver 2015 Kia Forte was stopped in the left-turn lane on eastbound Ogletown Stanton Road, waiting to turn left onto Cheswold Boulevard.
An elderly woman was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Ogletown Stanton Road, walking from the north to the south, as the GTI approached Cheswold Boulevard. This area was not well lit, and the woman was not wearing reflective clothing, carrying a flashlight, or using a crosswalk police said. The GTI struck the woman and lifted her into the air, which caused her to land on the nearby Kia.
The person who was struck, a 77-year-old woman from Newark, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is being withheld until her family and relatives are notified.
Neither the driver of the GTI, a 19-year-old man from Elkton, Maryland, nor the passenger, a 23-year-old man from New Castle, Delaware, was injured. Likewise, neither the driver of the Kia, a 27-year-old woman from Newark, nor the passenger, a 26-year-old man from Newark, Delaware, was injured.
The roadway was closed for approximately three hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
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Police Investigating Fatal Accident Involving Pedestrian in Newark.
The incident occurred on Saturday night when a pedestrian was reportedly struck in a fatal accident.
The incident took place just before 11:00 PM at the intersection of Brookbend Drive and Ogletown Stanton Road, sparking an immediate response from rescue crews, paramedics, and law enforcement agencies.
Rescue teams from the Christiana Fire Company, along with New Castle County Paramedics, Delaware State Police Aviation’s Trooper 4, and police officers, were dispatched to the scene. Initial reports from the scene indicate that the woman involved was pronounced dead at the scene.
The precise details surrounding the incident are still under investigation, however, the preliminary reports suggest that the accident involved a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle, but the circumstances leading up to the collision remain unclear.
