UPDATED: Crash in Blades Saturday Night Leaves Seaford Man Dead

UPDATED – 09/08/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 58-year-old Purnell Collins of Seaford, Delaware, as the man who died in the fatal crash Saturday night in Blades.

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ORIGINAL STORY – 09/07/25 – A crash around 11pm Saturday left a Seaford man dead. Delaware State Police spotted a Silverado with an expired temporary tag – and the vehicle flagged as not valid for operation on public roads. Police attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped off at a high rate of speed on Market Street in Blades where he crossed into oncoming traffic an collided head on with an F-150 in the southbound left turn lane. The impact from the crash pushed the F-150 backward into a Camaro. The driver of the Silverado – a 58 year old man from Seaford was not properly restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the F-150 was wearing a seatbelt and was treated for non-life threatening injuries at an area hospital. The driver of the Camaro was also properly restrained and declined medical treatment at the scene.

Police ask anyone who witnessed this crash to contact Master Corporal Argo at 302-703-3264 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.