1 Dead after being Struck by Car in New Castle County

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September 5, 2017

Barbara Fels, 51, Killed in Auto-Pedestrian Crash in Newark

Barbara Fels Hit and Killed by Car on Capitol Trail Newark, Delaware (September 5, 2017) – Police have identified the pedestrian hit and killed by a car in New Castle County on Thursday as 51-year-old Barbara Fels from Newark, according to Delaware State Police. The fatal accident occurred at around 2:20 a.m., August 31, Capitol Trail in the area of Darwin Drive in Newark. Police said that Fels was trying to cross Capitol Trail when she stepped into the path of a car. The driver tried to avoid hitting the woman but could not, and Fels was forced onto the...