Police lights on first responder vehicles at crime scene. via Getty Creative Images NEW CASTLE, Del. - Police in Delaware are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian.
According to authorities, the incident happened on Sunday evening around 8:40 p.m. Officials say a patrol officer operating a marked New Castle County Division of Police Ford Explorer was driving southbound on N DuPont Highway responding to a domestic disturbance.
As the officer was traveling toward the intersection of W Franklin Avenue, a pedestrian walked into the road from the grass median in the center of the highway, getting struck by the officer's vehicle, police say.