Fenwick Island, De - One person has died, another was injured after a pickup truck plowed into a Fenwick Island restaurant late Friday afternoon.
Fenwick Island Police Chief Michael Morrisey tells WBOC an 80 year-old woman and 17 year-old girl, both from Pennsylvania were sitting on a bench outside of Mancini's Brick Oven Pizzeria when a pickup truck hit them. Morrisey says the driver of truck accidentally hit the gas pedal.
Morrisey says both victims were airlifted by helicopter to Christiana Hospital in Newark, but the 80 year-old woman died from her injuries. The current status of the 17 year-old girl's condition is unknown. The Chief says the woman and girl were grandmother and granddaughter.
Video from the scene on Coastal Highway near Dagsboro Street shows a large first responder presence, and the truck lodged into the restaurant near the host stand area.
Road closures were put in place for the surrounding area on Coastal Highway, as the helicopters landed to transport the victims.
Below is a statement posted by Mancini’s on Facebook Friday evening.
Tonight our Mancini's family is dealing with a very difficult situation. We will not get into the details of the situation out of respect for all involved, but our thoughts and prayers are with everyone tonight. Our staff and Mancini's crew is safe and no one from the staff was injured. That being said our thoughts and prayers are with those individuals dealing with difficulty.
We appreciate the support and assistance of our Fenwick Island Police Department, South Bethany Police Department, Delaware Aviation and especially Fire & EMS who responded so quickly. We are forever indebted. We also want to thank Mitrecic Builders and our incredible staff for their assistance too.
Finally as we work through this, we want to just show our support for everyone involved, and be respectful of privacy. We want all of our loyal customers and supporters to know that we will work through this TOGETHER, and we will need the community's support in all that means.
We love you Fenwick Island,
Mancini's Fam
