Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash, Millsboro

Location:

• Carey’s Camp Road (CR421) north of Laurel Road (SR24),  5 miles west of Millsboro, DE

Date of Occurrence:  

• Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.

Operators/Vehicles:

• William P Karbonick Jr.-50 of Lewes, DE
• 1990 Toyota Corolla

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Millsboro-The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a one vehicle crash in which a 50 year old Lewes man was killed Thursday afternoon.

The crash occurred at approximately 12:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon as William P. Karbonick Jr.-50 of Lewes, DE was operating a 1990 Toyota Corolla traveling northbound on Carey’s Camp Road north of Laurel Road.  As the Corolla began to round a right curve, it traveled off of the east edge of the roadway down into a 10’ drainage ditch.  The vehicle partially overturned igniting a fire in the engine compartment.   The engine compartment fire quickly consumed the rest of the vehicle trapping Karbonick inside.

Karbonick 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.

The roadway was closed for approximately 2.5 hours while the crash was investigated.

The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident.