UPDATE: Fatal car crash in Greenwood under investigation | News

GREEN WOODDel. – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident that occurred early morning May 5 in Greenwood.

According to police, the accident occurred around 5:49 a.m. A Mercury Mountaineer was traveling north on Greenwood Road north of Tomahawk Branch Road when it went off the east side of the road. The vehicle crashed into several trees, overturned and ended up on its roof.

The driver was identified Monday 65 years old Arnold Hockensmith of Felton, was not wearing a seatbelt properly and was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being kept secret until next of kin are notified.

The area around the crash site was closed for approximately three hours to allow for an investigation and cleanup of the roadway.