Fatal motorcycle crash investigated in Smyrna

Troopers in Delaware are looking for the driver of a car of interest following a deadly motorcycle crash that occurred Wednesday on Smyrna-Leipsic Road.

According to DSP, around 6:00 p.m., 54-year-old man was operating a motorcycle eastbound toward Big Oak Road, when for undetermined reasons, the motorcycle exited the roadway and struck a ditch, then a fence.

Police say the man was ejected from the motorcycle upon impact and was pronounced dead at the scene. At this point, police cannot determine whether he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The area of Smyrna-Leipsic road was closed for about three and a half hours following the incident.

Investigators say they are looking for more information on a white mid-sized passenger car that may have been in the area prior to the crash.

If anyone has any information in reference to this crash or the white vehicle, they are asked to contact Sergeant M. Groce at 302-698-8518.

Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword “DSP.”

The victim’s name has been withheld pending notification of next of kin.