A 17-year-old died in a collision that occurred Friday afternoon on Lewes-Georgetown Highway, according to Delaware State Police.
Police said that a Honda CR-V was traveling east on the highway around 2:10 p.m., approaching Ebb Tide Drive. At the same time, a 2009 Ram 1500 was driving west, crossing the intersection, according to police.
A vehicle not involved in the crash that was heading east stopped to turn left onto Ebb Tide Drive and a second vehicle behind also slowed down, but the driver of the Honda failed to see the slowing traffic ahead and in an attempt to avoid a collision, swerved left into the westbound lane, police said.
To avoid crashing into the Honda, the Ram also swerved toward the shoulder, but the front of both vehicles struck nearly head-on, according to police.
As a result, the Honda overturned and struck a utility pole before coming to rest off the roadway, police said. The Ram came to a halt at the place of the crash.
According to police, there were five people in the Honda, all teenagers. The 17-year-old who died was one of them, police said.
He was taken to Beebee Hospital where he died, police said. Identification is pending notification to the next of kin.
Three others, an 18-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, were flown to Christiana Hospital, according to police. Both female victims were in critical condition, officials said.
A 17-year-old girl was also transported to Beebe Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
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The 77-year-old driver of the Ram was treated for minor injuries, police said.
The crash closed the Lewes-Georgetown Highway for about three hours, according to police. It remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl./1 Smith at 302-703-3267.
Contact the reporter Yusra Asif @ yqureshi@delawareonline.com
