Location of Incident: Canterbury Road north of Indian Point Road, east of Felton, Kent County
Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, April 24, 2009, at approximately 6:39 p.m.
Resume: The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, assigned to Troop 3 in Woodside, is investigating a fatal crash which occurred earlier this evening near Felton.
A 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier (operated by Shawn P. Sweeney, 44, of Camden, Delaware) was traveling southbound on Canterbury Road, north of Indian Point Road, when the operator failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The Cavalier traveled off of the west edge of the roadway and overturned several times. The operator was ejected from the vehicle.
Mr. Sweeney, who was not wearing his seatbelt during the crash, was pronounced dead while on his way to the hospital.
Detectives are still trying to determine if alcohol was a factor in this crash- which is still under investigation.
No other vehicles were involved.
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