Delaware State Police
The early morning crash also took the lives of a man, and left four others with injuries.
One Willow Grove teen lost her life over the weekend, with a deadline crash around 1:34 a.m. early Sunday morning, according to Delaware State Police (DSP).
DSP are currently investigating the two-vehicle accident that occurred in Seaford, Delaware, in which both a man and a woman died. The rear right passenger of a 2016 Nissan Rogue involved in the accident, hailed from Willow Grove and was a first-year student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Just after 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, the Rogue was traveling southbound on Sussex Highway in the left lane, south of Cannon Road, police said. At the same time, a 2005 Honda Pilot was traveling northbound, also in the left southbound lane on Sussex Highway, into the Rogue’s path of travel, said reports.
The Rogue’s front passenger, a man 22, from Fayetteville, N.C., and the Willow Grove woman were both pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Names have not been released by DSP, as family and relatives were still being notified.
Both of the Rouge’s other passengers, a 22-year-old man from Washington, D.C. and a left rear passenger, a woman from Bethesda, Maryland, were taken to an area hospital for “critical injuries,” according to police.
The Pilot’s driver, a 24-year-old man from Georgetown, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital for “serious injuries,” said the DSP report. The Pilot’s passenger, a 40-year-old man from Georgetown, Delaware, was also taken to the hospital for “critical injuries.”
During the incident, the Sussex Highway was closed for about three hours as the scene was investigated and cleared, police said. The DSP Troop 8 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate the matter. Troopers ask that any witnesses to the crash contact Master Corporal K. Argo by calling 302-703-3264. Information can also be sent to the DSP via the private Facebook message account here or by calling the Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
Classes at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have suspended classes for Monday and Tuesday as students have time to mourn the campus’s loss.
“Recognizing the heaving emotional distress experienced by our campus from the fatal car accident that claimed the lives of two students and seriously injured two others, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will suspend classes on Monday, Oct. 7.and Tuesday, Oct. 8, so that our community can grieve these tragedies,” said a release from the school. “These wellness days will allow students, faculty, and staff to begin the healing process, receive support through our counseling services, and come together as a community to process these painful losses.
The college plans a Moment of Silence at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the Student Services Center Courtyard to “remember the students lost and pray for the students who were injured,” said the release.
Counseling is offered to students via telephone or in person in the Student Development Center on campus.
