The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred last night on I-495 near Edgemoor that left one woman dead.<\/p>\n
On July 7, 2024, at approximately 11:43 p.m., a white 2015 Honda Accord was traveling in the left lane of I-495 northbound, north of Edgemoor Road. At the same time, a pedestrian, who was not wearing any reflective clothing or carrying a flashlight, was attempting to cross from the left side of I-495 northbound to the right side. The pedestrian crossed in the path of the Honda and was struck in the left lane of I-495 northbound. After the collision, the Honda came to a stop on the left shoulder. During the investigation, it was discovered the pedestrian was initially operating a black 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was located approximately 1\/4 mile north of the crash scene on the right shoulder with its hazard lights on.<\/p>\n
The pedestrian, a 38-year-old woman from Elkton, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is being withheld until her family and relatives are notified.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Honda, a 47-year-old man from Bear, Delaware, was not injured.<\/p>\n
The roadway was closed for approximately 3 hours while the investigators examined the scene and cleared the roadway.<\/p>\n
The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues investigating this incident. Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed this crash to contact Master Corporal J. Forester by calling (302) 365-8485. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the\u00a0Delaware State Police<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or contacting\u00a0Delaware Crime Stoppers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-847-3333.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit \/\u00a0Delaware Victim Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at\u00a0DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The post State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash on I-495<\/a> appeared first on Delaware State Police – State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred last night on I-495 near Edgemoor that left one woman dead. On July 7, 2024, at approximately 11:43 p.m., a white 2015 Honda Accord was traveling in the left lane of I-495 northbound, north of Edgemoor Road. At the same time, a pedestrian, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-dsp-favicon-96x96-1-32x32-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-2pv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9303,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/update-victim-identified-state-police-investigating-fatal-pedestrian-crash-on-i-495\/","url_meta":{"origin":9269,"position":0},"title":"*Update \u2013 Victim Identified* State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash on I-495","author":"aminaali","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware State Police have identified 38-year-old Angel Alston of Elkton, Maryland, as the woman who died in a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Sunday night on I-495 near Edgemoor. 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