A 20-year-old man who was taken to a local hospital after crashing his vehicle into a Milton-area home on Saturday has died, Delaware State Police said Monday.
Police said Charles Maxwell, who was traveling across Diamond Farm Road at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, was driving at “a high rate of speed” when he left the roadway, overturned his 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-320 and went through a home on the 1700 block of Harbeson Road.
The vehicle came to final rest inside the garage, on top of a Toyota 4-Runner, according to a news release.
Police said Maxwell was “properly restrained” but in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital. He later died.
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Harbeson Road was closed down for about four hours as a result of the crash.
The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this crash. Witnesses to this incident should call Cpl. J. Smith at 302-703-3267 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
Contact local reporter Cameron Goodnight at cgoodnight@delawareonline.com, or by calling or texting 302-324-2208. Follow him on Twitter at @CamGoodnight.
