NEWARK, DE – A Newark, Delaware man was killed in a crash on I-95 Monday morning, the Delaware State Police reported today.
On Tuesday, at approximately 7:26 a.m., a gray 2002 BMW 525i was traveling northbound on Interstate 95 north of Christiana Road. For unknown reasons, the operator of the BMW lost control and the vehicle began spinning on the highway.
“The BMW struck an impact attenuator on the center median, went through a crossover opening, and entered the southbound lanes of I-95. At this time, an unloaded black 2021 Kenworth W900 dump truck was traveling southbound on I-95 approaching the area of this crossover,” Delaware Police reported. “The BMW continued spinning and entered into the path of the dump truck. As a result, the front right corner of the BMW impacted with the front left of the dump truck. Both vehicles continuing traveling southbound for a short distance until they came to rest against the center concrete barrier.”
The dump truck driver, a 49-year-old Pennsville, New Jersey man was uninjured in the crash. Police said both men were wearing their seat belts.
“The operator of the BMW, a 28-year-old man of Newark, DE, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Identification of the victim is pending notification to the next-of-kin,” police reported. “No other injuries were reported. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hazmat team responded to the scene due to a fuel spill from a ruptured fuel tank on the dump truck. The three left lanes of southbound I-95 were closed for approximately 3.5 hours while the collision was investigated and cleared.”