Lewes woman dies in Angola crash

A Lewes woman died Aug. 19 following a two-vehicle crash on Route 24 near Angola.

Police said the crash happened about 1:55 p.m., when a Honda CR-V was stopped at the stop sign at Route 24 and Harts Road, and, for reasons unknown, proceeded onto Route 24 into the path of a westbound Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer. As a result, police said, the front of the Freightliner struck the driver’s side of the Honda. The left rear-seat passenger in the Honda, a Lewes woman, 68, was taken to an area hospital where she died. Her name is being withheld until her family is notified.

The driver of the Honda, a Lewes man, 78, and the front-seat passenger, a Lewes woman, 36, were taken to an area hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The right rear-seat passenger, a 37-year-old woman from Jersey City, N.J., was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries.

The driver of the Freightliner, a 64-year-old man from Bowie, Md., refused transport to the hospital.

Route 24 was closed for an extended time while the scene was investigated and cleared.

The investigation remains ongoing, and police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information to contact Master Cpl. K. Argo at 302-703-3264, send a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.