Rehoboth, DE : Man dies in fiery crash with drunk driver in Laurel on Saturday, July 30, 2016
A Salisbury man suffered fatal injuries and his wife was seriously injured when their car burst into flames after a collision with a drunk driver in Laurel on Saturday, police say.
Just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, Douglas H. Baker Jr., 42 of Salisbury, was traveling in the right lane of U.S. Route 13 with his wife, Tracy D. Baker, 41 in a 1998 Mercedes SUV, Delaware State Police reported, near Boyce Road.
Meanwhile, Michael J. Gonzalez, 32 of Paramount, California, was driving in the same lane behind Baker in a 2014 Ford F250 with an unidentified, 44-year-old male passenger. Police believe Gonzalez was traveling at a high rate of speed when he collided with the rear of Baker's vehicle, causing it to spin out clockwise into the right side of the road. Gonzalez spun out in the same direction, his vehicle coming to a stop upon veering into the right side embankment, police said.
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Police: Man dies in fiery crash with drunk driver