Investigation Continues Into Fatal Delaware County Crash

The Delaware County Sheriff’s office is still investigating a fatal crash that happened early last week but still have not released the names of those involved.

Authorities say a female passenger of a car was pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of County Highway 10 and State Highway 23 in Davenport Tuesday, July 27.

The driver of the car was said to have suffered life-threatening injuries. His name and condition are not known.

The unnamed driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries while his passenger was not hurt.

In an updated news release, Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond announced Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash with a report of serious injuries at the intersection of State Highway 23 and County Highway 10 in the Town of Davenport on July 26. No time of the call was given.

Authorities say their preliminary investigation showed the car was traveling Northwest on County Highway 10 and had entered the intersection when it was hit by the pickup truck that was driving Southwest on State Highway 23. The authorities did not say if one or both of the vehicles violated a traffic control device at the intersection.

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The authorities have not released the age or residence of the woman in the car who died or any information about the driver who was seriously hurt. The news release does not say what medical facility the man was taken to.

Authorities say the cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team. At the time of the revised release, no tickets had been issued and there had been no arrests.