A 17-year-old man died in a collision that occurred Friday afternoon on Lewes-Georgetown Highway, according to Delaware State Police.
Police said that a Honda CR-V was traveling eastbound on the highway around 2:10 p.m., approaching the intersection at Ebb Tide Drive. At the same time, a 2009 Ram 1500 was driving westbound, crossing the intersection, according to police.
A vehicle not involved in the crash stopped eastbound to turn left onto Ebb Tide Drive and a second vehicle behind also slowed down, but the driver of the Honda failed to see the slowing traffic ahead and in an attempt to avoid a collision, swerved left into the westbound lane, police said.
To avoid crashing into the Honda, the Ram also swerved toward the shoulder, but the front of both vehicles struck in a near-head-on-collision, according to police.
As a result, the Honda overturned and struck a utility pole before coming to rest off the roadway, police said. The Ram came to a halt at the place of the crash.
According to police, there were five people in the Honda, all teenagers. The 17-year-old who died was one of them, police said.
He was taken to Beebee Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Identification is pending notification to the next of kin.
Three others, an 18-year-old male, an 18-year-old female and a 16-year-old female, were flown to Christiana Hospital, according to police. Both females were in critical condition, officials said.
A 17-year-old female was also transported to Beebe Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
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The 77-year-old driver of the Ram was treated for minor injuries, police said.
The crash closed the Lewes-Georgetown Highway for about 3 hours, according to police. It remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Corporal/1 Smith at 302-703-3267.
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