Salisbury fatal crash under investigation

SALISBURY, Md. – Police are continuing to investigate a crash that claimed the life of one Wednesday morning in Salisbury.

At around 4:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of East Salisbury Parkway and Tilghman Road for a reported vehicle crash with injuries. Officers arrived at the scene to find the Salisbury Fire Department tending to multiple victims.

The initial investigation revealed that a 2015 Honda Civic and 2014 Ford Escape were involved in the crash and were heavily damaged as a result. A passenger in the Civic, identified as 64-year-old Darlene Stevenson of Salisbury, was taken to TidalHealth where she was later pronounced dead. The driver of the Escape was also taken to TidalHealth for non-life-threatening injuries.

Due to the nature of the incident, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction team responded to the scene to help with the investigation.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Deputy Evan Kolb at 410-548-4831 ext. 269.