WILMINGTON, DE : Boy killed another injured after teen driver runs sidewalk in Wilmington police on Monday, 6th May 2024

A 10-year-old is dead, and two other minors were injured after police say an accident occurred on a busy intersection in Wilmington Monday.

At around 4:04 p.m, Monday, police responded to a report on the 2400 block of Faulkland Road for a vehicle accident involving pedestrians.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a maroon Hyundai Santa Fe driven by a 17-year-old boy was traveling westbound on Faulkland Road approaching Centerville Road, when the car crossed the double yellow line into the opposite lane of travel and struck a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy that were on the sidewalk on the south side of Faulkland Road.

Police previously reported the victims were two 11-year-old boys.

After striking the two pedestrians, the 17-year-old driving the Hyundai Santa Fe continued traveling until it struck a home on the southwest corner of Faulkland Road.


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