Millsboro Man Killed In Crash In South Bethany

Location: Kent Avenue east of Black Gum Drive, South Bethany, DE

Date of Occurrence: Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 12:57 a.m.

Vehicle and Occupant:
Driver: Christopher Chapman, 33, of Millsboro, DE (not properly restrained, deceased)
Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Resume:
South Bethany- A Millsboro man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in South Bethany early this morning.

The incident occurred at 12:57 a.m. as Christopher Chapman, 33, traveled west on Kent Drive at a high rate of speed. Upon enter a sharp right turn in the roadway, Chapmen lost control of the vehicle, overcorrected, and the car left the south edge of the roadway while rotating counterclockwise. The vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, traveled approximately seventy-eight feet on loose gravel before its passenger side struck a tree.

Chapman, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, died while being transported to Beebe Hospital by ambulance.

Kent Avenue was closed for three hours as the Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated and cleared the crash.