Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred early this morning in Milton.
Officials said on October 13, 2024, at approximately 12:13 a.m., 66-year-old Sherman Jackson, of Lewes, was driving eastbound on Stockley Road, west of Beaver Dam Road, in a Toyota Corolla. Authorities said the preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle was traveling at a high speed when, for unknown reasons, it veered off the south side of the road. The vehicle struck a mailbox in the 29000 block of Stockley Road, continued through the front yard of a residence, and ultimately crashed into a tree.
Jackson, who police say was not properly seat-belted, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stockley Road was closed for approximately two and a half hours while the Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash and cleared the roadway.
