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State Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Christiana Road in Newark

Screenshot from Google Streetview of Christiana Road at the entrance to McIntosh Plaza
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle that occurred Tuesday evening in Newark. On May 5, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., troopers responded to Christiana […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Hartly

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 5th, 2026

The Delaware State Police have identified 31-year-old Edilzar Chun-Chilel, from Hartly, Delaware, as the man who died in the single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Sunday night in Hartly. The investigation […]

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State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Hartly

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Monday, May 4th, 2026

The Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred last night in Hartly. On May 3, 2026, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a Ford F-350 was traveling northbound […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Lewes

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Monday, April 27th, 2026

The Delaware State Police has identified 26-year-old Anthony Hunt of Lewes, Delaware, as the man who died in a single-vehicle fatal crash in Lewes on Sunday. The investigation is still […]

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State Police Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Lewes

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Sunday, April 26th, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning in Lewes. On April 26, 2026, at approximately 12:20 a.m., a Dodge Ram was traveling […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Wilmington

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Sunday, April 26th, 2026

The Delaware State Police identified 26-year-old Rhys Newcombe, from Wilmington, Delaware, as the man who died in the two-vehicle fatal crash Thursday night in Wilmington. The Delaware State Police Troop 2 […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in New Castle

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Date Posted: Friday, April 24th, 2026

The Delaware State Police identified 71-year-old William Thomas Jr., from New Castle, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal pedestrian crash Wednesday night in New Castle. The Delaware […]

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State Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Wilmington

Image of the fatal crash location
Date Posted: Friday, April 24th, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Thursday night in Wilmington. On April 23, 2026, at approximately 10:20 p.m., troopers responded to Powder Mill Road […]

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State Police Investigating a Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash Near Georgetown

Graphic titled “Fatal Crash Investigation” featuring a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle near surveying equipment used to investigate fatal crashes and a drone overlaid in the left foreground. A silhouette map of Delaware appears on the left, the text “BecomeATrooper.com” on the bottom center, and social media icons are shown at the bottom right corner.
Date Posted: Friday, April 24th, 2026

The Delaware State Police continue to investigate a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred last week near Georgetown. On April 17, 2026, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Ford Explorer was traveling southbound […]

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State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in New Castle

Image of the fatal crash location
Date Posted: Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred late Wednesday night in New Castle. On April 22, 2026, at approximately 9:50 p.m., troopers responded to the […]

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