1-year-old killed in motor vehicle crash on South Dupont Highway

Jeff Jones

HARRINGTON, DE – A one-year-old boy was killed in a crash involving two vehicle crash on South Dupont Highway on Saturday.

According to the Delaware State Police, the crash occurred at around 2:44 p.m..

An investigation by traffic crash investigators revealed a 2019 Ford Fiesta was traveling southbound in the right lane of South Dupont Highway south of Raceway Boulevard.

Also, at the same time, a Toyota Tacoma was traveling southbound on South Dupont Highway south of Raceway Boulevard in the left lane. As the driver of the Fiesta attempted to move from the right lane to the left lane, her car’s left rear struck the right front of the Tacoma next to her when she attempted to change lanes. As a result of her loss of control, the Fiesta driver oversteered and exited the western edge of the road. As a result of the collision, the Fiesta overturned onto its hood. The Tacoma rolled onto its side and received minor damage to its bumper.


“The passenger of the Fiesta, a 1-year-old boy from Denton, Maryland, was in a front-facing car seat that was secured in the rear-passenger seat,” the Delaware State Police reported. “He sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Identification of the victim is pending notification to his family and relatives”

It was determined that the driver of the Fiesta, a 27-year-old woman from Denton, Maryland, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the accident. Neither the driver, a 49-year-old woman from Milford, Delaware, nor the passenger, a 50-year-old man from Milford, Delaware, reported any injuries.

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