GEORGETOWN, DE, October 17, 2025 — Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday evening on Lewes-Georgetown Highway east of Gravel Hill Road.
According to investigators, a Honda Civic traveling westbound crossed the center line around 6:15 p.m. and entered the eastbound lane, striking an Audi A4 head-on. The 25-year-old man from Laurel who was driving the Honda was not properly restrained and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The driver of the Audi, an 18-year-old woman from Hockessin, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Lewes-Georgetown Highway was closed for several hours while the Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant A. Mitchell at (302) 703-3269 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
