Maryland man dies in crash near Woodside on Wednesday – First update from state

Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early this morning near Woodside that left one man dead.

On May 29, 2024, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling southbound on South Dupont Highway, in the right lane, south of Barney Jenkins Road. At the same time, a GMC T-Series box truck was also traveling southbound, in the right lane, behind the Freightliner. The preliminary investigation shows the Freightliner had slowed to make a right turn onto a commercial street when the front of the GMC struck the rear of the trailer, police said.

The unbelted driver of the GMC, a 33-year-old man from Owings Mills, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld pending notification of his family. The driver of the Freightliner, a 51-year-old man from Greensboro, North Carolina, was not injured.

The road was closed for about five hours while the accident scene was being investigated and cleared.