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Driver Succumbs To Injuries Suffered Last Week

August 30, 2025 · By First State Update News Room
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Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on earlier this month in Georgetown.

Officials said on August 19, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a Honda Pilot was traveling eastbound on Hardscrabble Road, east of Tyndall Road. For reasons under investigation, the Honda left the roadway and entered into a ditch. The Honda traveled along the ditch, struck a tree, causing it to overturn several times before striking a second tree.

The driver, 29-year-old Marco Lobos-Simaj, of Georgetown, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. On August 27, 2025, he died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.