Accidents that occured in Delaware or impacted Delaware residents.
A 3-year-old boy has died from his injuries after a fatal motor vehicle accident involving an off-duty Wilmington firefighter. The incident occurred in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday morning. The boy was found on the scene and taken to the hospital, but he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
A 44-year-old man named Justin Zacheis was killed in a fatal wreck in Felton, Delaware. His vehicle became lodged under a truck's trailer after it entered his lane. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning.
A 27-year-old Laurel man riding a motorized skateboard was killed in Delmar Thursday after he was struck by a car. The man swerved into the car's path and was forced onto the windshield before falling off. The driver of the car was not injured.
An 18-year-old Ellendale woman died and several others were injured in a car crash Sunday morning in Georgetown. The woman was the front-seat passenger in a Mazda 3 that collided with a Nissan Murano. The incident resulted in the death of the 18-year-old and injuries to other individuals.
Delaware state police are investigating a collision that sent a vehicle into the front of a business. One person was injured in the three-car crash at Kirkwood Highway and Newport Gap Pike in Prices Corner.
A collision between a delivery van and a motorcycle in Townsend Saturday evening killed a 23-year-old woman and left another person critically injured. The crash occurred about 5:37 p.m. as a 2019 Promaster delivery traveling west on Harvey Straughn Road began turning left into a residential driveway.
A 20-year-old man from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, was killed in a crash involving three vehicles near Bridgeville on Friday night. The crash occurred when a 2021 Jeep Wrangler sideswiped a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and then crashed into a 2013 Dodge Avenger, causing the Jeep to overturn and the Dodge to spin on the road. The driver of the Dodge, the 20-year-old man, died after being taken to a local hospital.
Two Milford men were killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ellendale. The driver lost control of the truck and both occupants were ejected as the truck overturned. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver died at a nearby hospital.
A truck fire on the Delaware Memorial Bridge is blocking traffic from getting into New Jersey from Delaware. The fire broke out in the northbound lanes. The southbound lanes into Delaware are not affected.