WILMINGTON, DE – A 29-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in the Wilmington area early Friday morning.
According to the Delaware State Police, at around 2:03 a.m., police were notified of a crash involving a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia that was traveling southbound on Interstate 495.
Detectives reported that after exiting the travel lanes, the Freightliner stopped in the triangular ‘gore’ area between the southbound lanes of I-495 and the exit ramp for Route 141.
At that time, a 2021 Honda HRV was traveling southbound on I-495, it attempted to exit on the ramp for Route 141.
“The Honda failed to stay within the lane of travel and entered the gore area. The front center of the Honda struck the rear right corner of the trailer in the gore area,” investigators determined.
The operator of the Freightliner, a 48-year-old male from Hollis, New York was not injured during the collision.
The operator of the Honda, a 29-year-old male from Wilmington who was properly restrained, was pronounced deceased at the collision scene. Identification of the victim is pending notification to the next of kin.