Man, 20, dies in crash near Georgetown
A Georgetown man, 20, died Oct. 10 following a crash near Georgetown.
The crash happened about 2:33 p.m. when a Peterbilt 567 roll-off container truck was traveling westbound on Hardscrabble Road approaching Landfill Lane. At the same time, a Nissan Sentra was traveling eastbound on Hardscrabble Road approaching Landfill Lane, police said. The Peterbilt initiated a left turn for Landfill Lane into the Sentra’s path of travel, police said, causing the Sentra to swerve right; however, the front of the Sentra hit the front left side of the Peterbilt.
The driver of the Sentra, John Cardona-Esquea, was taken to an area hospital where he died.
The driver of the Peterbilt, a 30-year-old man from Seaford, was not injured.
Hardscrabble Road was closed for about four hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.
The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed this crash to contact Master Cpl. R. Albert at 302-703-3266, send a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police, or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
