19-Year-Old Killed In Accident Earlier This Week

Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred near Millsboro on Tuesday night.

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 11:46 p.m., a BMW 328 was driving westbound on Friendship Road west of Independence Drive. For reasons still under investigation, the driver lost control of the car causing it to leave the north side of the road, drive through wet grass, and hit a tree.

The 19-year-old-Millsboro man, driver of the BMW, was not properly restrained police said Friday. He was taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries. On April 24, 2024, he died from injuries sustained in the crash. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.

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