Vehicular homicide, DUI among charges in Frederica-area crash that killed Lewes woman: Police
A Frederica man has been charged with vehicular homicide following a fatal crash on Bowers Beach Road, north of Frederica, on Sunday evening.
At about 6 p.m., 26-year-old Dillon Satterfield was driving a Cadillac DTS west on Bowers Beach Road, east of Skeeter Neck Road, according to Delaware State Police. He crossed the double-yellow line multiple times to pass westbound vehicles, police said, before colliding head-on with an eastbound Volkswagen Tiguan.
Everyone involved in the crash was properly restrained, police said.
Satterfield was flown to a hospital and is in critical condition, according to police, as is the 69-year-old Lewes man who was driving the Volkswagen. His passenger, a 69-year-old Lewes woman, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police will identify her after her family is notified.
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Bowers Beach Road was closed for about four hours while police investigated.
Upon his release from the hospital, police said, Satterfield will be charged with felony second-degree vehicular homicide, felony first-degree vehicular assault, driving under the influence of alcohol and traffic offenses.
Anyone who witnessed the collision should contact Sgt. J. Wheatley at 302-698-8518 or send a Facebook message to the Delaware State Police.
Information may be provided anonymously by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at delawarecrimestoppers.com.
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