TOWNSEND, DE – A 55-year-old man was killed in a crash in Townsend Wednesday morning during a motor vehicle crash being investigated by the Delaware State Police.
Police in Delaware are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred yesterday morning in Townsend.
The accident occurred on December 14, 2022, at approximately 10:56 a.m., when a Buick Park Avenue was traveling southbound on Old State Road near Owensby Drive. For unknown reasons, the Buick drifted into the grass, east of the roadway, and returned to Old State Road.
After exiting the west edge of the roadway, the vehicle struck a concrete culvert, causing the vehicle to overturn. A 53-year-old man from Middletown was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. As a result of the accident, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the scene was investigated for approximately three hours, the roadway was reopened.