OGLETOWN, DE – A Newark man is facing multiple charges including vehicular assault, DUI and reckless driving after causing a crash that led to the injury of a 16-year-old and the death of another teenager on Tuesday.
Christopher McCabe, 29, of Newark, DE was arrested by the Delaware State Police.
According to the DSP, at approximately 8:54 p.m., a 2017 Volkswagen GTI was traveling westbound on Ogletown Stanton Road, passing Harmony Road in the right lane at an extremely high speed.
“In this case, a 2005 Honda Accord was traveling east on Route 4 in the left turn lane and made a U-turn onto Route 4 westbound in the right lane. On the right lane of westbound Route 4, west of Harmony Road, the Volkswagen struck the Honda’s rear left,” DSP reported. “As a result of the accident, the Volkswagen spun several times and came to a rest in the middle of the roadway. The Honda was pushed off the roadway and came to a rest in a parking lot.”
A 16-year-old male from Newark was driving the Honda. He was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. A 16-year-old male front-seat passenger in the Honda was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Christopher McCabe, the driver of the Volkswagen, was not injured during the collision. McCabe was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.
Police reported tonight that in the early morning hours today, the 16-year-old operator of the Honda died at the hospital. Identification of the victim is pending notification to the next of kin.