The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Newark that left one man dead.
On September 21, 2023, at approximately 4:51 p.m., a gold 2008 Honda Accord was traveling in what police say was an aggressive manner southbound on Otts Chapel Road passing Welsh Tract Road in Newark.
Officials said the Honda attempted to pass a vehicle by traveling on the right shoulder and in doing so, departed the paved surface and entered into the grassy area west of the roadway. The Honda spun as it reentered the roadway and traveled across the southbound lane into the northbound lane, which put it into the path of a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado traveling northbound on Otts Chapel Road.
The Chevrolet was unable to avoid impact and struck the passenger side of the Honda. The Chevrolet spun in the roadway and came to rest partially off the east edge of the roadway. The Honda came to rest on private property.
The driver of the Honda, 66-year-old Scott Moon of Newark was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 55-year-old man from Fallston, Maryland, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed for approximately 3.5 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.