(LINCOLN, Del.) - Delaware State Police said a man involved in car accident in Lincoln Wednesday afternoon has died.
Elie Evans, 78, died Thursday at Christiana Medical Center where he was admitted after the crash, according to police.
The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon involving a pickup truck and a car.
Preliminary investigation indicates the incident occurred around 4:43 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2016, as Linda Evans, 50 of Dover, was operating a 2010 Ford Focus southbound on Cedar Creek Road (SR30) north of Benson Road stopped with the left turn signal activated, waiting to turn left into a private drive. Aaron B. Stromer, 17 of Milford, was operating a 1998 Ford F-150 southbound on SR30 approaching the Focus. Stromer failed to see the stopped vehicle and struck the rear of the Focus causing significant damage. Both vehicles remained in the southbound lanes after the impact.
Linda Evans and her 3-year-old son were properly restrained and transported by EMS to Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital (MMH) where they were treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
Louester Evans, 77, and her husband Elie A. Evans, 78, both of Lincoln, were passengers in the Ford Focus and were transported by EMS to MMH where Louester was admitted in serious condition. Elie was later airlifted to Christiana where he was admitted in critical condition.
Aaron Stromer was properly restrained and did not report any injuries. A 15-year-old female passenger was properly restrained and transported by EMS to MMH where she was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
SR30 between Fleatown Road and Benson Road was closed for approximately three hours while the crash was investigated. No charges have been filed at this time.