UPDATE: Fatal crash in Dover under investigation, victim identified

12/14 UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this crash as 45-year-old Eboni Fisher.

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DOVER, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of one and injured another Monday evening.

Just before 6 p.m., police say a 2001 Honda Accord was traveling northbound on Wheel of Fortune Road, south of Dyke Branch Road in the Dover area. The vehicle entered a slight left curve, at which point the vehicle’s right tires left the roadway and the vehicle began traveling out of control in a counterclockwise direction. The driver tried to regain control but was unsuccessful, resulting in the vehicle leaving the roadway and hitting a tree.

The 59-year-old male driver was airlifted by DSP helicopter to an area hospital, where he was admitted in serious condition. The 45-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Identification is pending notification of next of kin.

No other vehicles were involved.