Dover Woman Arrested for Vehicular Homicide in New Castle

NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Delaware State Police (DSP) have arrested a woman from Dover for vehicular homicide and other traffic-related charges following a fatal crash that took place early Saturday morning.

At 1:00 a.m. on Nov. 15, a Kenworth tractor trailer was traveling south in the left middle lane of North DuPont Highway, approaching Christiana Road. Simultaneously, a Lexus ES 350 approached the tractor trailer from the rear. A preliminary investigation revealed that the Lexus failed to slow down, and collided with the left rear of the Kenworth’s trailer. As a result, the Lexus spun, slid over a raised concrete median, and collided with a traffic sign.

The driver of the Kenworth, a 32-year-old man from Delaware City, was not injured…

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