Two Car Crash Kills Diver Near Bridgeville

Location: Redden Road, CR 40, and Chaplin’s Chapel Road, CR 42, east of Bridgeville, Sussex County, DE

Date of Occurrence: Sunday August 29, 2010 at 4:12 p.m.

Operators / Vehicles involved:

OP 1- Abigail J. Carmean, 26, Greenwood, DE
Veh 1- 2000 Ford Explorer
OP 2 - 58 year-old man, Georgetown, DE
Veh 2 – 2007 Mercury Millena

Resume:

Georgetown - Delaware State Police are investigating a two car crash that killed a Georgetown man.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. when Carmean was operating her Ford Explorer south on Chaplin’s Chapel Road when she entered the intersection of Redden Road and was struck by a Mercury Millena. The Mercury was heading eastbound on Redden Road at the time of the crash. After impact both vehicles burst into flames. Preliminary investigation indicates that Carmean failed to stop for a stop sign when she entered the intersection.

A Good Samaritan stopped and began pulling occupants out of the vehicles.
A 48 year-old woman was pulled from the Mercury, and flown to Christiana Hospital near Newark. She was admitted in critical condition with severe internal injuries. In addition a 20 year-old Lewes man was also pulled from the wreckage and he was taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma in critical condition with a closed head injury. He was flown by the Maryland State Police helicopter. The 58 year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene after fire fighters were able to extinguish the flames and a medical crew could get to him.

Carmean and her two children were also pulled from the car by the Good Samaritan. Carmean was taken to Milford Memorial Hospital where she was admitted with a lacerated liver and a broken back. Her 8 month old daughter was transported to Milford Memorial where she was treated and released with minor cuts and contusions. Her 4 year-old son was flown to A. I. du Pont Hospital near Wilmington and admitted for head and left arm injury.

All occupants were wearing there seatbelts at the time of the crash and the 8 month old was properly secured in a child seat.

The investigation is still on going and the roadway was closed for 4 hours until the crash scene could be cleared.

The name of the 58 year-old driver is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin.