Update: Milford crash leaves one dead, injures another

MILFORD, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a Milford man Wednesday afternoon.

At around 12:20 p.m., police say a white 2019 Freightliner Cement Pump Truck was traveling in the right southbound lane on Bay Road, approaching Thompsonville Road. At the same time, a tan/yellow compact Cub Cadet Tractor with a frontend loader and a red bush hog attached to the rear was traveling southbound on Bay Road while straddling the yellow fog line, partially in the left southbound lane and partially in the grass median. For unknown reasons, police say the tractor veered to the right into the southbound lane in front of the Freightliner, hitting its front side. The tractor then flipped and tumbled southbound on Bay Road until it broke in half and the driver was ejected onto the grass median.

The driver of the tractor, an 87-year-old Kenneth Moore of Milford, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Freightliner, a 45-year-old Clayton man, was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The roadway was closed for roughly 4.5 hours.

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