Three Seriously Injured In Hit And Run Accident

Location: Southbound I-495 north of US Rt. 13, New Castle, DE
Date of Occurrence: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 1:16 a.m.
Operator 1: Kimra Frett, 35, Wilmington, DE
Vehicle 1: 2008 Nissan Altima
Operator 2: Unknown
Vehicle 2: Unknown make and model tractor with an unknown make and model box trailer.

Injured: Kimra Frett (multiple blunt force trauma to head and body)
Sylvia Frett, 40, Wilmington, DE (fractures to spine)
Troy Twyman, 47, Wilmington, DE (right leg fracture)

Resume: A two vehicle crash closes southbound I-495 early this morning.

The crash occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. as Kimra Frett was operating her 2008 Nissan Altima and was traveling in the right hand lane of I-495 southbound just north of US Rt. 13 in New Castle. The left rear of Frett’s vehicle was then struck by the right front of an unknown make and model tractor and trailer that had attempted to make a lane change into the right lane from the right center lane of I-495 southbound. Frett’s vehicle then spun and struck a guardrail to the right of the roadway. The vehicle then overturned, ejecting all three occupants of the vehicle who were not wearing their seatbelts. The Nissan then caught fire which was quickly extinguished by the operator of another tractor trailer who had stopped at the scene. The unknown make and model tractor and trailer that had struck Kimra Frett’s vehicle continued traveling southbound on I-495. No further information is available about the vehicle or the operator at this time.

Kimra Frett and two passengers in her vehicle were all transported by EMS to the Christiana Hospital where they were all treated and admitted in serious but stable condition. I-495 southbound was closed for approximately 3 hours as the crash was investigated and cleared. It has since re-opened.
State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this accident to contact the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 302-834-2630.