Crash claims life of woman in Georgetown, police investigating

1/10 UPDATE: Delaware State Police have identified the victim in this crash as 39-year-old Sonya Briddell of Georgetown.

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GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a woman Monday evening.

At around 6:15 p.m., police say a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling southbound on DuPont Boulevard in the left lane, north of Ennis Road. A 1993 Honda Accord was also traveling southbound in the right lane at an unknown distance behind the Volkswagen. For unknown reasons, police say a 39-year-old pedestrian walked into the left southbound lane, into the Volkswagen’s path of travel. The pedestrian was subsequently hit by the Volkswagen, thrown into the right lane, and hit by the Honda.

The 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 45-year-old Ellendale man, was not injured. The driver of the Honda, a 39-year-old Millsboro man, was also not injured.