UPDATE: One dead after two vehicle crash in Lewes

Troopers are investigating a crash, after they say a man was killed as a result of a crash involving two vehicles, in Lewes.

Delaware State Police say on Monday, around 1:19 PM, a 40-year-old Lewes man was driving a 2000 Toyota Tundra northbound on Coastal Highway (SR1) in the left lane, just south of Dartmouth Drive, in Lewes. Troopers say a 25-year-old Lewes women was driving a 2015 Chrysler 200 southbound on Coastal Highway in the left lane in the same vicinity. According to the report, for undetermined reasons, the Tundra crossed the grass median into the southbound lanes and struck the Chrysler head-on in the left lane.

Authorities say the 40-year-old driver of the truck was not properly restrained at the time of the crash. The man was apparently taken to Beebe Healthcare where he was pronounced dead. his name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The 25-year-old woman driving the Chrysler was reportedly wearing a seat belt. She was taken to BeeBe Healthcare where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The DSP Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating this crash. DSP says impairment may be a factor on behalf of the operator of the Tundra.

The two left lanes of SR1 southbound and the far left lane of SR1 northbound, south of Dartmouth Drive, were closed for two and a half hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.