Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that occurred Friday evening near Newark.
Officials said on October 4, 2024, at approximately 6:49 p.m., a 38-year-old Wilmington man was driving a Subaru Outback southbound on Corner Ketch Road. An unidentified male pedestrian was initially standing on the southbound shoulder of Corner Ketch Road, just south of Karrington Drive.
The pedestrian was not in a designated crosswalk and began to cross eastward, entering the southbound lane directly in front of the Subaru police said. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian fell in the southbound lane, causing the vehicle to crash into him.
The driver of the Subaru was not injured during the crash. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity remains unknown at this time.
Corner Ketch Road was closed for approximately three and a half hours while the Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash and cleared the roadway.
