A driver fled the scene of one accident, only to be involved in a deadly crash moments later.
Police say a 53-year-old man from Garnet Valley rear-ended a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 66-year-old Beverly McCaskill while she was stopped at a traffic light on Naamans Road at Marsh Road in Wilmington, Del. around 2:30 p.m.
As McCaskill was calling 911, the Garnet Valley man got out of his 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass and began yelling at her, according to authorities.
He then got back in his car and fled the scene at a high speed, heading southbound on Marsh Road, according to reports.
Less than a mile away, the man crossed over the center line in the roadway while taking a right curve. His car struck a cement wall and guardrail, then skidded back into the northbound lane and directly into the path of a 2003 Chevrolet Impala, which was being driven by a 68-year-old Wilmington man.
The 68-year-old slammed on his brakes, but the last-second efforts were not enough to avoid the Garnet Valley man's vehicle.
The two cars collided head-on in the northbound lane of Marsh Road near Millers Road, according to officials. The impact spun both vehicles.
The men were transported to Christiana Medical Center, where they were both pronounced dead.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash, but police say neither man was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred.
Officials shut down Marsh Road between Naamans Road and Harvey Road for about three hours after the accident.
McCaskill was uninjured in the initial crash.