Skateboarder hit

A man riding a skateboard died Thursday night after he was hit by a car in Delmar, according to Delaware State Police.

DELMAR, Del. - Police have identified the man who died on Thursday, after he was hit by a car while riding a skateboard in Delmar.

Delaware State Police say just before 6 p.m., 27-year-old Wilder Linares-Chilel was riding a motorized skateboard in the center of BiState Boulevard near Allens Mill Road. Police say Linares-Chilel swerved into the path of an oncoming small SUV for unknown reasons. The driver of the car, a 21-year-old woman from Fruitland, tried to avoid him but was unsuccessful. She ended up hitting a mailbox on a private property while trying to swerve.

Due to the impact, police say Linares-Chilel was forced onto the vehicle's windshield before falling off and landing in the northbound lane. He was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

The driver was not hurt. The road was closed for around four hours while the accident was investigated and cleared. 

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