UPDATED: DSP Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash Near Milton
UPDATED – 06/22/24 – Delaware State Police have identified the woman who was killed early Friday morning on Coastal Highway near Milton as 18 year old Shayla Montgomery of Linwood, Pennsylvania.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 06/21/24 – One person is dead after they were struck by a vehicle in the area of Oyster Rocks Road on Coastal Highway near Milton. Delaware State Police say a preliminary investigation shows a Dodge Charger was stopped on the northbound shoulder just after midnight Friday – a passenger was out of the car looking for her cell phone and stepped into the roadway into the path of a Nissan Altima, which struck the 18 year old woman from Pennsylvania. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Altima, a 34 year old woman from Dover was not injured.
The investigation is continuing – if you have any information – contact Senior Corporal Smith at 302-703-3267 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.