NPD updates crash, in which one was killed, was injured more in the Main Street – First State Update

After a fatal car accident, the Newark police remain on site with several pedestrians in the East Main Street area and Haines Street.

Around 4:30 p.m., the Newark police officers found a U-Haul truck, which was reported on April 28, 2025 as an unauthorized utility vehicle. The vehicle was originally rented, but was not returned when it was due on March 18, 2025. The truck was occupied by two suspects and was parked in the 200 block by East Main Street.

When the officials made the suspects, the truck fled the scene, drove over a curb and hit a marked police vehicle. The suspects ignored the officers' commands and left the parking lot at high speed. The Newark officers did not deal with vehicle persecution and stayed in the shopping center.

Around 4:35 p.m., the suspicious vehicle continued to the west at the west at the west at the west and hit two pedestrians who were next to a parked vehicle. The truck then hit several parked vehicles before it was hindered further west in Main Street.

The officials were soon informed about the crash and immediately reacted to the help of help. Life -saving measures against the first pedestrian victim were tried to die at the crime scene. The identity of this individual is retained until the Next-of-Kin notification.

The second pedestrian suffered serious injuries. The Newark police officers ensured the first care until the staff of Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Company, the emergency unit of the University of Delaware, the Christiana Fire Company and the paramedic from New Castle County arrived. The victim was taken to a local hospital by ambulance, accompanied by paramedics. Your identity will also be held back at this time.

The responding officers found the disabled U-Haul truck and arrested both the driver and the passenger. The driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment for treatment.

According to Aetna pants, Hook & Ladder Company, three other people were brought to a local emergency room with non -life -threatening injuries. Three more were treated on site for minor injuries and rejected further medical treatment or transport.

The police inform the FSU that rumors about a chase on the Capitol Trail and the shots that were exchanged with civil servants on the crash scene were not true.

This incident is actively examined by the traffic unit of the Newark Police Department. The East Main Street remains closed in the South Chapel Street area and the traffic is redirected. The road is expected to remain closed over a longer period of time, since the examination continues.

At this point this seems to be an isolated criminal and traffic incident. No persistent threat to the public police is known.