Dover crash claims life of Pennsylvania man

DOVER, Del. – Dover Police are continuing to investigate a crash that claimed the life of a Pennsylvania man Monday afternoon.

Just after 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of North DuPont Highway and Rustic Lane for a report of a serious crash. Investigation revealed that a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man was driving a Suzuki Motorcycle and was stopped at the red light at the intersection. A Nissan Murano, driven by a 20-year-old Middletown man, was traveling southbound on North DuPont Highway, approaching the same intersection, when the driver allegedly failed to stop for traffic and hit the motorcycle from behind.

The driver of the Nissan was not injured.

The driver of the motorcycle was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead.