Felton man dies in motorcycle crash near Frederica

A Felton man died July 27 after crashing his motorcycle off Route 1 near Frederica.

The crash happened at 2:41 p.m. when Jerome Crump, 36, was riding a Kawasaki ZR1 motorcycle southbound on Route 1 approaching Frederica Road at an apparent high rate of speed, police said. The motorcycle entered exit 86 and failed to negotiate a curve as it attempted to enter Frederica Road southbound. Crump was ejected from the motorcycle, police said, and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Frederica Road was closed for about two and a half hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.

The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident and asks anyone who witnessed this collision to contact Master Cpl. W. Booth at 302-698-8451, send a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.