Single-vehicle Dover crash leaves one dead
By DOVER - A 20-year-old Woodside man died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash, Delaware State Police spokesperson Senior Cpl. Leonard DeMalto said.
Authorities said that at about 12:57 p.m., a 2003 light green Subaru Legacy was traveling southbound on Bayside Drive south of Pickering Beach Road. For unknown reasons, the driver failed to negotiate a left-to-right curve in the roadway.
According to police, the Subaru exited the east edge of the road. The driver overcorrected her steering, leading to her car reentering the road while spinning clockwise. The Legacy continued forward until it exited the west edge of the roadway, where it subsequently rolled over and came to rest, police said.
The driver, an 18-year-old Woodside woman, was taken to an area hospital by ambulance. She sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and it is unclear if she was wearing her seatbelt, police said,
The passenger in the Subaru was not wearing his seatbelt, police said. He sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Identification is pending notification to his family and relatives.
No other vehicles were involved in this accident. Bayside Drive was closed for approximately 3.5 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
The Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to please contact Master Cpl. W. Booth by calling 302-698-8451. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or online at delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.
