An early morning accident left a Seaford man dead

GREENWOOD, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that killed a Seaford man early Wednesday morning.

Just before 5 a.m., a Kia Sorento was traveling east on Shawnee Road west of Memory Road, according to police. Preliminary investigations revealed that the car reportedly failed to negotiate a curve, left the road and crashed into a telephone booth and a gas pipe. The vehicle then got back onto the road, came to the opposite side and crashed into a tree.

The driver, a 28-year-old man from Seaford, was reportedly not properly restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shawnee Road was closed for about three hours following the accident.