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Victim Identified in Newark Wrong-Way Accident

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NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police are identifying the man killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 near Newark last week.

Police announced Wednesday that 30-year-old Nathaniel Guerrier of Bear was killed in the crash on April 16. Police say the crash remains under investigation.

Police said last week that the Chevrolet Impala that Guerrier was driving was traveling southbound in northbound lanes when it hit the front of Freightliner tractor. Police said the Impala was engulfed in flames when it stopped on the shoulder and a Volkswagen Jetta hit the tractor's front axle, which was torn off in the initial crash.

Police said the driver of the tractor was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the driver of the Jetta wasn't injured.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.