(Newark, DE 19711) – On Friday, July 25, 2025, at approximately 8:56 p.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 100 block of Stature Drive in the Sherwood Forest community for a report of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash involving a parked car.

Upon arrival, officers located the rider, identified as a 49-year-old male of Newark, unresponsive at the scene. New Castle County Paramedics and EMS responded and transported him to a nearby hospital, where, despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced deceased.

The New Castle County Division of Police Traffic Services Unit responded and has assumed the investigation.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who may have relevant surveillance footage to please contact Detective Corey Belk at (302) 395-8077 or via email at Corey.Belk@newcastlede.gov. Tips can also be provided by calling the New Castle County Police non-emergency line at (302) 573-2800.