Police investigating fatal crash in Dover

DOVER, Del. – Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of one Friday afternoon in Dover.

At around 12:20 p.m., police say a Nissan Altima being driven by a 48-year-old Dover man was traveling northbound on Wyoming Mill Road towards Riverside Road when it failed to negotiate the curve, veered off the roadway into a private yard, and hit a tree.

Police say the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was removed from the vehicle by citizens just before the vehicle caught fire.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant John Wheatley at 302-698-8518 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.