UPDATE: Crash claims life of Rehoboth Beach man, police investigating

4/25 UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this crash as 87-year-old John Medaris.

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BETHANY BEACH, Del. – An investigation is underway following a crash that claimed the life of one Friday evening in Bethany Beach.

Just before 7 p.m., police say a Ford F-350 pulling a trailer was driving southbound in the right lane on Coastal Highway, south of Dune Road. At the same time, a Jaguar F-Type was driving southbound on Coastal Highway, behind the F-350, when the driver of the Jaguar allegedly lost control and hit the trailer being pulled by the F-350. The trailer subsequently disconnected from the truck and overturned.

The driver of the Ford, a 61-year-old man, and passenger, a 59-year-old woman, were not hurt.

The driver of the Jaguar, an 87-year-old Rehoboth Beach man, was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. We’re told he died from his injuries on Sunday.