Weekend crash kills one, critically injures two other in Kent Co.
FREDERICA, Del. – One person has died and two others were critically injured in a crash Sunday evening in Kent County.
Just before 6 p.m., police say a 2008 Cadillac DTS was traveling westbound on Bowers Beach Road, east of Skeeter Road, when the driver crossed the double-yellow line on the roadway and tried to pass numerous vehicles that were also traveling westbound. The Cadillac reportedly passed these vehicles in the eastbound lane of Bowers Beach Road while continuing westbound. The Cadillac approached a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan traveling eastbound on Bowers Beach Road at the same location, and bother drivers swerved into the eastbound shoulder of the roadway, colliding head-on.
The driver of the Cadillac, identified as 26-year-old Dillon Satterfield of Frederica, was properly restrained at the time of the crash and was flown to an area hospital via helicopter where he remains in critical condition.
The driver and passenger of the Volkswagen, a 69-year-old male and 69-year-old female from Lewes, were properly restrained. The driver was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he remains in critical condition. The passenger was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Identification of the victim is pending notification of next of kin.
Troopers obtained an arrest warrant for Satterfield for second degree vehicular homicide, first degree vehicular assault, DUI, reckless driving, and improper passing. Police say Satterfield will be charged once he is released from the hospital.
