Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist that occurred yesterday evening near Newark.
On October 21, 2024, at approximately 5:21 p.m., a 40-year-old New Castle man was riding his bicycle westbound on the right shoulder of Pulaski Highway (Route 40), just east of Wellington Drive. At the same time, an unknown vehicle was traveling westbound on the right shoulder of Pulaski Highway and struck the bicyclist, ejecting him. The vehicle then fled the scene.
Patrol troopers and the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit searched the area for the vehicle but could not locate it. Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a black SUV, but the exact make and model remain unknown at this time…