GEORGETOWN, DE—The Delaware State Police are currently investigating the death of Thomas Berry III, a 23-year-old volunteer firefighter and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services employee, who died tragically while aiding at a crash site.
The incident occurred on August 13, at around 4:24 PM on Lewes-Georgetown Highway, west of Gravel Hill Road. A Chevrolet Malibu, attempting to overtake a Toyota Camry, sideswiped the vehicle and subsequently collided with a utility pole.
Firefighter Berry, who had stopped to assist the drivers, was fatally injured by electrical wires from the snapped utility pole while helping the Malibu’s driver.
Berry was pronounced dead at the scene, with the official cause of death pending determination by the Division of Forensic Science. The Malibu’s driver, a 37-year-old man from Salisbury, Maryland, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital.
The driver of the Camry, a 54-year-old woman from Milton, Delaware, was unharmed.