One person was fatally struck and another was injured by a stolen vehicle during a string of collisions and carjackings that led to a kidnapping along Route 9 near New Castle on Sunday morning, Delaware State Police said.
At around 9:30 a.m., troopers responded to the 4000 block of New Castle Ave. near New Castle for reports of a woman allegedly carjacking a vehicle and driving south on Route 9, police said.
Moments later, the driver struck a pedestrian near Route 9 and Boothhurst Boulevard. That pedestrian was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said. As the woman continued to drive away, she struck and injured another pedestrian near South and Sixth streets in New Castle, according to police.
Following a subsequent collision nearby, the driver carjacked another vehicle and kidnapped the person inside, police said. The driver then continued south on River Road where she crashed near Hamburg Road.
An off-duty police officer and a former law enforcement officer apprehended the driver at the scene of the final crash near New Castle before troopers arrived and took the woman into custody.
This is a developing story. Follow along for more updates.
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