FENWICK ISLAND, Del.- Delaware State Police have released the name of a pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday morning north of Fenwick Island.
Troopers identified the victim as 44-year-old Israel Jackson Kreger, of Ocean City, Md.
Police said a 2016 Jeep Patriot was traveling southbound on Coastal Highway shortly before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the right lane, approximately one mile north of Fenwick Island.
According to police, Kreger was either walking or standing in the right lane and facing south, according to police. Investigators said the driver of the Patriot did not see Kreger, who was wearing all dark clothing and not using a light.
Troopers say that as a result, the right front of the Patriot struck Kreger in the right travel lane.
The driver of the Patriot, a 23-year-old Georgetown man, remained on the scene. He reportedly sustained a minor injury but declined medical treatment.
Kreger was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Coastal Highway southbound was closed for more than three hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.
The crash continues to remain under investigation by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.