Single vehicle crash claims life of one in Dover

DOVER, Del. – Dover Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Dover man Friday evening.

Just before 7 p.m., police say a silver 2009 Pontiac Solstice was traveling eastbound on Persimmon Tree Lane, approaching Persimmon Circle. For unknown reasons, the car failed to negotiate a curve and veered off the right edge of the roadway into the grass. The car then reportedly hit a utility pole at the southwest corner of the intersection of Persimmon Tree Lane and Persimmon Circle before flipping and coming to a rest on its roof.

The driver, identified as 83-year-old John McRae, was taken to Bayhealth Kent Campus after being extricated from the vehicle. McRae died from his injuries on Saturday.

The cause of the crash is unknown and is pending further testing and investigation.