A Pennsylvania teenager and a North Carolina man died, and four people were injured, in an incident in Delaware involving two vehicles in which one of the drivers appeared to be under the influence, according to investigators.
On Sunday, October 6, at roughly 1:30 a.m., a 2016 Nissan Rogue was driving south on Sussex Highway in Seaford, Delaware. At the same moment, a 2005 Honda Pilot driving northbound collided with the Nissan, according to Delaware State Police.
The two automobiles eventually collided.
The crash killed two passengers inside the Rogue: a 22-year-old man from Fayetteville, North Carolina, and an 18-year-old lady from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Police have not published their identities until their families have been notified.
The driver of the Rogue, a 22-year-old guy from Washington, D.C., and another passenger, an 18-year-old lady from Bethesda, Maryland, were both sent to the hospital in critical condition.
The Pilot’s driver, a 24-year-old guy, and his passenger, a 40-year-old man from Georgetown, Delaware, were both seriously injured and transported to the hospital. State police stated “impairment was suspected to be a factor” in the incident, but did not elaborate.
The road was stopped for almost three hours at the location of the incident before being reopened.