Troopers Investigate Single Vehicle Fatality, Frankford

Location: Gum Road west of Shockley Town Road, Frankford, DE

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday July 18, 2012 at approximately 9:28 p.m.

Operator and Vehicle Information:

Operator: Jose M. Escarola-Barragan, 24, Frankford, DE
Vehicle: 1997 Ford F150 pickup

Resume:
Frankford, DE- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred east of Frankford.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:28 p.m. last evening as Jose M. Escarola-Barragan, 24, of Frankford, was operating a 1997 Ford, F150 Pickup eastbound on Gum Road west of Shockley Town Road. For an unknown reason, the Escarola-Barragan failed to negotiate a moderate right curve causing the left side tires to exit the north edge of the roadway. The pickup truck began rotating in a clockwise direction and continued sliding eastbound until the left side of the truck struck a Delaware Electric Coop Utility Pole. After the impact, the truck then rotated in a counter clockwise direction, ultimately coming to a stop in a northerly direction on the north edge of Gum Rd.

Jose M. Escarola-Barragan, who was properly restrained, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gum Road, in the area of Shockley Town Road, was closed for approximately two and a half hours as the collision was investigated and cleared. The crash remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.