The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a gas-powered bike that occurred yesterday afternoon in Wilmington that left one man dead.
Officials said on June 20, 2024, at approximately 2:21 p.m., a grey 2009 Audi A4 was traveling westbound on West Newport Pike, approaching Silview Avenue. As the Audi was in the process of making a right turn into a private parking lot on W. Newport Pike, it was struck by a 4-stroke mini gas-powered bike that was traveling on the shoulder of W. Newport Pike westbound.
After the impact, the operator of the bike was ejected from the bike. At the time of the collision, the shoulder of W. Newport Pike westbound was closed off by construction cones for active construction in the vicinity according to police.
The operator of the bike, 22-year-old Nasir Ferrell-Mays of Wilmington, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead..
The driver of the Audi, a 43-year-old woman from Wilmington, Delaware, was not injured.
The roadway was closed for approximately 2 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.