Millsboro man dies day after being hit by car on Long Neck Road. What we know
A 77-year-old man died Thursday after being hit by a car the day before, Delaware State Police said.
Troopers were called to Long Neck Road, east of School Lane Road, in Millsboro a little before 9:30 p.m. for reports of the crash.
There, troopers determined Bruce Peterson of Millsboro had entered the road. The driver of a Chrysler 300 that was headed east braked “rapidly” to avoid hitting him, police said, but was hit from behind by a Ford Escort.
The impact from the Ford pushed the front of the Chrysler into Peterson, who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in critical condition. He died a day later.
The east side of Long Neck Road was closed for about three hours while the scene was investigated.
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware pedestrian crash in Millsboro leaves 77-year-old man dead
