An 87-year-old woman died Sunday evening and several others were hurt − including a baby who was not properly restrained in a car seat − in a two-car wreck near Felton, according to Delaware State Police.
Troopers were called at 7:12 p.m. to Route 13 north of Killens Pond Road for reports of the wreck. There, police said they found the occupants of a Cadillac and a Jeep Wrangler badly hurt.
Through their investigation, troopers determined the driver of the Cadillac, a 26-year-old woman from Philadelphia, was driving south on Route 13 when she lost control and crossed over the grassy median and into the north lanes of Route 13.
A Jeep was driving north and was hit by the Cadillac, causing both cars to spin.
The back right passenger in the Jeep, an 87-year-old woman from Stratford, Connecticut, died at the scene. Police will identify her once relatives are notified.
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All others in the car − a 69-year-old male driver, his 69-year-old front female passenger and a 62-year-old male passenger − were taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. They are all also from Stratford.
The driver of the Cadillac was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Her front passenger, a 23-year-old man from Dover, was flown to a local trauma center for non-life-threatening injuries. A 1-year-old boy was ejected during the collision. He was taken to a local children’s hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, state police said.
The agency has not said the boy’s relation to those in the Cadillac.
Police are still investigating what prompted the crash.
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