An 18-year-old man was killed Thursday in a crash that sent his Ford Mustang into a wooded area near New Castle where Delaware State Police said the sports car caught on fire with the teen inside.
A front-seat passenger managed to exit the Mustang unharmed, police said.
The passenger was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, but the teen driver, who has not been identified, was not properly restrained, said Senior Cpl. Jason Hatchell. a police spokesman.
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The 2005 Mustang was northbound on River Road (Route 9) approaching Federal School Lane a little after 9:15 p.m. Thursday when the teen lost control of the vehicle, investigators said.
The car skidded across the road before it left the roadway and its tires struck a raised concrete curb located at the entrance to a business, police said. This caused the Mustang to roll over and go airborne into a heavily wooded area.
When the car came to rest, it caught on fire, police said.
The teen driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police are investigating the fatal crash and ask anyone who witnessed this collision to contact the lead investigator at (302) 365-8486.
Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3.
