MILLSBORO, DE – An 82-year-old man was struck and killed by an 85-year-old man inside the parking lot of the Weis grocery store on John J. Williams Highway on Wednesday.
Police responded to the scene at around 2:33 pm to find the elderly man from Lewes lying on tthe ground. First aid was immediately rendered and he was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
According to the Delaware State Police, the man was pushing a shopping cart in a southbound direction through the parking lot of the Weis grocery store, located at 24832 John J. Williams Highway.
“At the same time, a red 2016 Toyota Corolla was traveling through the same lot in a westerly direction towards the victim. The driver of the Corolla, an 85-year-old man from Millsboro, failed to observe the pedestrian and struck him, causing him to fall to the ground,” DSP said in a report.
Neither the victim nor the driver were identified.