Wilmington, DE : 43-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash west of Harrington on Thursday night, October 13, 2016

Investigators say speed was a factor in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night west of Harrington that killed a 43-year-old man, an official said.

The crash was reported just after 8 p.m. on Burnsville Road north of Parker Road, said Sgt. Richard Bratz, a spokesman with the Delaware State Police Department.

The driver, Ronald Geaman Jr., 43, of Henderson, Md., was going north on the road when he lost control striking a utility pole. His vehicle then began rotate clockwise and continued to travel hitting a mailbox, a fence and a tree before coming to a stop, Bratz said.

Geaman Jr. was flown to Kent General Hospital where he died from his injuries, Bratz said.

The crash affected traffic in the area for about three hours, Bratz said.

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Crash near Harrington kills man