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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Fatal Bicycle Crash in Laurel

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Date Posted: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

The Delaware State Police have identified 26-year-old Jose Calvo Velasquez, of Laurel, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal bicycle crash Sunday night in Laurel. The investigation is […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Arrest Driver for Vehicular Homicide Following Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Wilmington

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Date Posted: Monday, April 20th, 2026

Delaware State Police have identified 72-year-old James Matthews, of Newark, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal crash on Saturday afternoon in Wilmington. Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision […]

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State Police Investigating Fatal Bicycle Crash in Laurel

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 20th, 2026

The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal bicycle crash that occurred last night in Laurel. On April 19, 2026, at approximately 9:10 p.m., a man was riding his bicycle, […]

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State Police Arrest Driver for Vehicular Homicide Following Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Wilmington

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Date Posted: Sunday, April 19th, 2026

Delaware State Police have arrested 35-year-old Michelle Palazzolo of Wilmington, Delaware, for vehicular homicide and traffic-related charges following a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday afternoon in Wilmington. On April […]

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State Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Newark

Google street view screenshot of the fatal crash location.
Date Posted: Friday, April 17th, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Saturday night in Newark. On April 11, 2026, at approximately 11:00 p.m., a Ford Fiesta was traveling in […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Fatal Crash in Newark

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 6th, 2026

The Delaware State Police has identified 45-year-old Anthony Curry of Newark, Delaware, as the man who died in the three-vehicle fatal crash in Newark on Wednesday. The investigation is still […]

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State Police Investigating Three-Vehicle Fatal Crash on I-495 in Wilmington

Image of the fatal crash location
Date Posted: Monday, April 6th, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 495 Saturday night in Wilmington. On April 4, 2026, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Ford Windstar […]

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State Police Investigating Fatal Crash in Newark

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Date Posted: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

The Delaware State Police is investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday evening in Newark. On April 1, 2026, at approximately 6:50 p.m., a Jeep Grand Cherokee was […]

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*Update – Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash in Milford

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Date Posted: Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

The Delaware State Police has identified 74-year-old Richard Bielawski of Harrington, Delaware, as the man who died in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash on Monday in Milford. The Delaware State […]

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State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash in Milford

Date Posted: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026

The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred last night in Milford. On March 23, 2026, at approximately 8:10 p.m., an unknown vehicle was traveling […]

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