Posts Tagged ‘pedestrian’
UPDATED & Breaking: Another Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Ocean City
UPDATED – 08/27/22 – 10am – A 21-year-old Pennsylvania woman is dead after she was struck by a car on Coastal Highway at 59th Street in Ocean City just before midnight. Ocean City Police say Sophia Battisti was crossing against the pedestrian signal. Police say Good Samaritans initiated lifesaving efforts until EMS arrived, but Battisti…
Read MoreUpdate: Victim Dies after Struck by Truck on O.C. Drawbridge
UPDATED – 7/14/22 – 5pm – A Bishopville man who was struck on the Harry Kelly Bridge in Ocean City around 8 Wednesday night has died from his injuries. Maryland State Police say 33 year old Daniel Hicken was crossing the bridge on foot when he was struck by a truck driven by 19 year…
Read MorePedestrian Struck and Killed in Ocean City
A man was struck and killed Monday evening in Ocean City at 47th Street on the northbound side of Coastal Highway. It was reported around 9:40 p.m. The driver of the striking vehicle, a BMW, remained at the scene. This article will be updated as more info becomes available.
Read MoreDelaware Officials Advocate for Pedestrian Safety with New Traffic Signals
Ten pedestrians or bicyclists have been killed on Coastal Highway between Lewes and Fenwick Island during the past three years and nearly 70 have been injured. As a result, state and local officials met Tuesday morning in Dewey Beach to get out the word on the state’s latest pedestrian crossing device, the rectangular rapid flashing…
Read MoreUPDATED: Frankford Woman Dead after Struck by Car
UPDATED – 9/8/19 9:30am – Delaware State Police have identified Patsy Baine (Woreman) as the pedestrian who was struck and killed in a crash that occurred at approximately 9:55pm on Friday, September 6 on Route 113 north of Berry Road. ============================================== Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that has left one person dead. The crash occurred…
Read MoreThe “Forgotten Mile,” A Bit Brighter This Past Weekend
If it looked a bit brighter on Coastal Highway between Rehoboth and Dewey this past weekend, it probably was. After this WGMD report two weeks ago concerning more than a dozen overhead street lamps that had gone dark, almost all have been repaired. Since that report, Louise Holt, DelDOT spokeswoman, says that her agency has addressed multiple…
Read MoreSeveral Coastal Highway Overhead Street Lamps Are Dark
After last week’s pedestrian accident that left a local man dead after he was struck by a state police SUV on Coastal Highway, it became apparent that about a dozen overhead street lamps were dark along the section of Coastal Highway between Rehoboth Avenue-Extended and the Dewey Beach town limits. This stretch of Coastal Highway…
Read MoreUPDATED: Georgetown Woman Dies After Struck on Route 113 Thursday Night
UPDATED – 7/13/19 – 8:30am Delaware State Police have identified the woman who died in the pedestrian crash Thursday night as 28 year old Takeyia Hobbs of Georgetown. Their investigation is continuing. ===================================================== A Georgetown woman is dead after she was struck while crossing Route 113 near Ennis Street in Georgetown last night just after…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck and Killed Late Friday Night Outside Rehoboth
UPDATED – 5:30am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash Friday night that left a pedestrian dead. Police were called to Coastal Highway in the area of Rehoboth Avenue just after 11pm. Police say a 56-year-old man from Rehoboth Beach, who was wearing dark clothing and carrying no light, walked out in front of…
Read More29-Year-Old Georgetown Man Dies in Lewes Pedestrian Crash
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a Freightliner concrete pumper truck that happened Tuesday afternoon in Lewes. Troopers say the crash happened around 12:57 p.m. in the area of Hazlett Road within the Governors development. Authorities say the pumper truck was stopped while crews with another company worked on…
Read MorePedestrian Struck & Killed in Delmar
A pedestrian is dead after a crash just after midnight in Delmar. Delaware State Police say a 33 year old Delmar man was crossing Route 13 in the northbound lane when he walked into the path of a Honda Accord. The Honda, driven by a 45 year old Seaford man stopped in the median a…
Read MoreLincoln Man Struck by Jeep Near Ellendale
A Lincoln man was hospitalized after he was struck by a Jeep Patriot Friday night on Route 113 in the area of Staytonville Road near Ellendale. Police say the 33 year old Lincoln man was walking on the white dotted line on Route 113 when the driver honked his horn. The pedestrian moved into the…
Read MoreSmyrna Woman Dead after Struck by a Pickup in Dover
A Smyrna woman is dead after she was struck by a pickup truck in Dover Friday night. Delaware State Police say the pickup was northbound on Route 13 near Fast Landing Road when a woman running across the northbound lane ran into the path of the truck. The woman was struck and was thrown into…
Read MorePedestrian Struck & Killed in Lincoln
A pedestrian was killed just after 11 Tuesday night after he was struck by a vehicle. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say an 85 year old Lincoln man was walking on Marshall Street near Johnson Road when he was struck by a car driven by a 21 year old woman from Lincoln. Police…
Read MorePedestrian Killed Sunday Night in Dover
A pedestrian was struck just before 7pm Sunday night in the area of Route 13 and Townsend Boulevard. Dover Police say 60 year old Brenda Beckner died from her injuries. Police say she was crossing the highway with her service dog against the signal when she was struck by a Subaru, driven by 47 year…
Read MoreOCPD Continue to Investigate Collision between PD & Pedestrian Last September
Ocean City Police continue to investigate a collision between a pedestrian and a marked police patrol vehicle that occurred on September 29 of last year at 56th Street and Coastal Highway. The preliminary investigation shows the resort officer was eastbound on 56th Street and made a left turn onto northbound Coastal Highway before striking the…
Read MorePedestrian Critical after Hit & Run Near Lincoln
A hit and run crash has left a man in critical condition. Delaware State Police say just after 5:30 last night a 21 year old New Castle man was northbound on Route 113 in Lincoln when he was struck by a vehicle. Police say the vehicle stopped briefly – but then drove off. The victim…
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