Fatal crash under investigation in Harrington

HARRINGTON, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of one and injured two others Wednesday evening.

According to police, the crash happened at around 7:30 p.m., in the area of Vernon Road and Prospect Church Road. Police say a Buick Regal was traveling eastbound on Vernon Road at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control on a curve and began spinning counter-clockwise. A Honda Odyssey that was traveling westbound on Vernon Road approached the spinning Buick and was unable to avoid colliding with it.

After the initial impact, the Buick flipped over onto its roof, and the driver was ejected. The vehicle then continued sliding on its roof before hitting a telephone pole and coming to a rest.

The driver of the Buick, identified as 37-year-old Charles Garland Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Honda, a 36-year-old Denton woman, was properly restrained and was taken to Christiana Hospital for serious but non-life threatening injuries. A 7-year-old child who was sitting in the backseat was also properly restrained and was taken to A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.