A 27-year-old Seaford man died in a single-vehicle crash in Bethel early Sunday morning, according to Delaware State Police.
The incident closed the roadway for almost three hours while the scene was investigated.
Police determined that on July 23 at around 2:16 a.m., the Seaford man was driving a 2017 white Ford Fiesta eastbound on Shell Bridge Road west of South Shell Bridge Road. He successfully navigated the vehicle through an S-curve in the road at a high-speed rate but lost control coming out of it. Police said the Ford left the roadway, hit an embankment and went airborne. When the car hit the ground it rolled several times before stopping against the guardrail on the southeast corner of the intersection of Shell Bridge and South Shell Bridge roads.
Authorities said the driver was ejected from the rolling vehicle. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name is being withheld by police until next-of-kin notifications have been made.
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This incident remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Troopers are asking any witnesses to contact Master Corporal K. Argo by calling 302-703-3264.
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