Delaware State Police continue to investigate a vehicle collision that closed Sussex Highway for four hours and resulted in the death of a 29-year-old woman from Seaford.
According to a statement from police, on Saturday, at approximately 6:10 a.m., the Seaford woman was in the left lane of Sussex Highway (Route 13) just past Camp Road headed northbound in a white 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Police said the driver swerved to avoid hitting a slower-traveling 2004 GMC Sierra pickup truck also in the left lane. The maneuver resulted in the front right of the Jeep hitting the left rear area of the Sierra pickup truck, police said, and the impact caused the Jeep to rotate into a slide until it flipped. The Jeep came to rest in the grass median.
The Jeep’s 29-year-old operator was not properly restrained, according to police. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced deceased. Police are withholding her identity pending notification to the next of kin.
Following the crash, the driver of the Sierra came to a controlled stop on the shoulder of the road but subsequently fled the scene, police said.
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Police said they located the unoccupied pickup truck in the Seaford area.
The driver of the 2004 Sierra pickup truck is has not been identified.
The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident and is asking anyone who witnessed this collision to call Senior Corporal Albert at 302-703-3269.
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