Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Middletown

Location:

• Choptank Road (SR#15) south of Bohemia Mill Road, Middletown, DE

 

Date of Occurrence:

• Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 3:32 a.m.

 

Operators/Vehicles:

• 50 year old Delaware man
• Name currently being withheld pending next of kin notification
• 2005 Suzuki C50 Motorcycle

 

 

 

Resume

Middletown-The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early this morning on Choptank (SR#15) just south of Bohemia Mill Road, Middletown, Delaware.

 

The crash was reported on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at approximately 3:32 a.m. this morning.  The investigation revealed that the male operator of the motorcycle was travelling northbound on Choptank Road approaching the intersection of Bohemia Mill Road.  The male operator failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and travelled off of the east edge of the roadway, striking two brick pillars before being ejected from his motorcycle.

 

The male operator was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was turned over to the Delaware Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.  Preliminary information indicates that the male operator was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

 

The crash remains under investigation.