NEW CASTLE, DE – The Delaware State Police have charged a driver who caused a fatal multi-vehicle crash in New Castle with being under the influence of a drug and vehicular homicide today,.
A fatal motor vehicle collision occurred Wednesday morning in the New Castle area, resulting in the arrest of Anthony Nash, 39, of New Castle, DE for vehicular homicide. The Delaware State Police are investigating the incident.
A 2016 Kia Sorento was traveling northbound Route 13 in the left lane near Gracelawn Memorial Cemetery at approximately 7:33 a.m. on Wednesday in the same vicinity, a 2016 Cadillac ATS was traveling northbound Route 13 in the right lane at the time.
The Cadillac was reported driving in an erratic manner and rapidly changed lanes from the right lane into the middle lane and then into the left lane.
When the Cadillac changed into the left lane its rear left side struck the right side of the Kia.
The force of the impact pushed the Kia into the left turn lane of northbound Route 13, from which it continued in the southbound lanes of the road. In an attempt to avoid the Kia, a 2006 International 4500 was traveling in the middle lane of southbound Route 13, but ultimately the two vehicles collided head-on.
Kia’s driver, a 63-year-old male from Bear, DE, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision. The next of kin has yet to be notified.
A 67-year-old male operator of the International was transported to an area hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
As a result of the collision, the operator of the Cadillac, Anthony Nash, was not injured. Nash was suspected of being under the influence at the time of the accident, and an investigation into impaired driving followed.