One person is dead and two others seriously injured in a crash involving two trucks early Saturday morning in Middletown, according to Delaware State Police.
State police said at approximately 4:23 a.m. Oct. 15, a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by an unidentified 24-year-old was traveling southbound on Route 13/South Dupont Highway. At about the same time, a 2018 Ford F-150 had entered the left lane of Route 13 from Hyetts Corner Road headed northbound.
A police investigation determined that, at some point north of the Route 1 overpass, for an unknown reason, the Dodge left the southbound lanes, crossed the grass median and entered the northbound left lane of Route 13, where it collided with the Ford.
Police found that neither the 24-year-old driver of the Dodge nor a 26-year-old front seat passenger were wearing their seatbelts. They were both seriously injured and taken to an area hospital.
The 67-year-old driver of the Ford, who was wearing his seatbelt, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision, police said Sunday. His identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Route 13 was closed for almost four hours while the crash was investigated and the roadway was cleared. Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident.
Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to contact Master Cpl. Breen by calling 302-365-8486
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