Three people have died and one was injured in two crashes late Friday and early Saturday, Delaware State Police reported. Both crashes involved cars driving north in southbound lanes.
The first of the two fatal collisions happened in Felton at 10:10 p.m., according to state police. Troopers said a 17-year-old boy from Harrington was heading south on Route 13 near Reeves Crossing Road in a 2009 Toyota Scion. At the same time, a 25-year-old woman from Camden was driving her 2017 Chevrolet Malibu in the wrong direction in the same lane as the Scion.
The cars collided head on, police said, and spun into different southbound lanes. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, and their identities have not yet been released. The road was closed for about four hours, and the crash is still under investigation.
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The second fatal crash took place early Saturday in Middletown, according to Delaware State Police. A 20-year-old man was driving a 2016 Chrysler 200 south on Route 896 near the intersection with Bethel Church Road at 1:42 a.m., police said. At the same time, a 37-year-old motorcyclist from Newark was heading north in the same lane on his 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Police said the motorcycle hit the front of the Chrysler, and the 37-year-old was thrown off the bike. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released.
The driver of the Chrysler and three backseat passengers were not injured, according to police. A 19-year-old passenger in the front seat was taken to the hospital with “non-life threatening” injuries, troopers said. The road was closed for about four hours.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Wheatley at 302-698-8518 about the Felton crash or Master Cpl. Breen at 302-365-8486 for the Middletown crash. Information can also be shared with Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
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