GEORGETOWN, DE– Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 34-year-old woman last week and left another woman in critical condition.
DSP identified the deceased as Maria Niz-Chilel, of Georgetown.
According to police, at about 7:40 a.m. Thursday morning, a Volvo roll-off container truck was driving west on Shortly Road, a throughway, towards Bull Pine Road in Georgetown. At the same time, a Honda Civic was driving south on Bull Pine Road, approaching the stop sign at the intersection of Bull Pine and Shortly, police say.
Police say, for reasons under investigation, the Honda failed to stop at the stop sign and drove into the path of the container truck. After the initial impact, the truck continued to drive over the Honda before overturning according to investigators. Police say the Honda spun before finally coming to a stop in the eastbound lane of Shortly Road.
Niz-Chilel, the Honda’s driver, died at the scene. A 29-year-old woman in the passenger seat of the Honda was flown to a trauma hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the Volvo truck, a 59-year-old Millsboro man, was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Troopers say the roadway was closed for about 6.5 hours while they cleared and investigated the scene. The Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate and ask any witnesses to contact Senior Cpl. R. Albert at 302-703-3266.