Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash that occurred last night in New Castle.
Officials said on September 8, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., a pedestrian was walking northbound in the southbound lanes of South Dupont Highway, just south of Pulaski Highway. At the same time, an unknown vehicle was traveling southbound on South Dupont Highway in the same area and struck the pedestrian.
The impact threw the pedestrian into a wooded area off the roadway, where Emergency Medical Services located the victim a short time later while responding to another call.
The pedestrian, identified as 38-year-old Antonio Almanza-Leon, of New Castle, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The roadway was closed for approximately four hours while members of the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction unit investigated and cleared the roadway.
