Police ID 2 killed in crash by 12th Street overpass after driving into tractor on I-495
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misidentified Taide Santiago' gender. Santiago was a woman.
Two Wilmington residents killed in a crash Monday afternoon on I-495 in Fox Point have been identified by Delaware State Police.
Police said 45-year-old Jaime Vazquez and his 52-year-old passenger, Taide Santiago, were speeding south on I-495 in a 2002 Ford Ranger approaching the 12th Street overpass about 4:40 p.m. At the same time, a 35-year-old man from Spring City, Pennsylvania, was driving south in a Kenworth Tractor in the right lane of I-495.
Vazquez, who was driving the Ranger, drove into the right lane, according to police, and sideswiped the Kenworth Tractor.
The Ford began to spin toward the shoulder of I-495 south, hitting the sloped concrete embankment under the 12th Street overpass and flipping into the grass. Police said the car continued to roll for another 150 feet before coming to a stop.
Neither Vazquez nor Santiago was wearing a seat belt, according to police. Both were pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Kenworth Tractor was not injured.
The area was closed for about four hours, and state police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. J. Jefferson at 302-365-8484 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.
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