A four-car crash on Route 141 near New Castle on Friday afternoon left a 36-year-old man from Newark dead and another man injured, according to Delaware State Police.
The identity of the man killed has not yet been released.
State police said the 36-year-old was driving south on Route 141 near William Penn High School in a 2017 Subaru BRZ at a high speed. After passing Stockton Drive at 12:15 p.m., police said the Subaru then slid sideways across the grass median and into the northbound lanes of Route 141.
The front of the Subaru hit the back left tire of a 2016 Ford F-150 driving north, according to police, and then the front of a 2020 BMW X5 hit the passenger side of the Subaru. The Subaru was then sideswiped by the passenger side of a 2022 Hyundai Sonata in the right northbound lane.
The 47-year-old man driving the Ford and the 38-year-old man driving the Hyundai were not injured. The 60-year-old man driving the BMW was taken to the hospital with “non-life-threatening” injuries, according to police. Troopers said the 36-year-old Subaru driver was dead when they arrived.
All four drivers were wearing seatbelts. Police said they are still investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Route 141 was closed between Stockton Drive and Route 273 for three hours.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Master Cpl. J. Breen by at 302-365-8486 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
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