Contributing Writer
A police chase in Avondale on Nov. 21 ended in a fatal crash on Gap-Newport Pike (Route 41) when the fleeing vehicle crashed into a tree, killing all three occupants inside. The deceased were identified on Monday as being Devon Hargraves, 35, Gershad Andre, 33, and Larry Wilmer, 36, all from Wilmington, Del.
State police from the Avondale station attempted to initiate a traffic stop at 1:21 a.m. after seeing the vehicle commit multiple traffic violations in the area of East 3rd Street and Garner Drive, according to a press release. After the driver of the vehicle failed to pull over, a pursuit began which ultimately ended in the fatal crash about 3.5 miles away between Sunny Dell Road and Limestone Road. That segment of Gap Newport Pike was closed for about eight hours Friday morning while emergency services worked in the area. It re-opened just short of 10 a.m…