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 Route 13 just past Camp Road and headed north 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 driver 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 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 Cpl. Albert at 302-703-3269.
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