UPDATE: Lewes man killed in serious crash near Georgetown

2/21 UPDATE: The victim in this crash has been identified as 44-year-old Shane Durham of Lewes.

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GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Georgetown.

According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred just before 12 p.m., Tuesday as a 2016 Chrysler 300 was traveling southbound on Bethesda Road, just south of Zoar Road.

A 2015 Mack LEU-613 garbage truck was traveling northbound on Bethesda Road, slowing for a stop. For reasons under investigation, police say the Chrysler crossed into the northbound lane and directly into the path of the Mack where the left front of the Chrysler impacted the left front of the truck.

The driver of the Mack, a 49-year-old Ellendale man, was not injured. The driver of the Chrysler, a 44-year-old Lewes man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.

Bethesda Road was closed for approximately four hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.