Woman dies after truck pins her in Rehoboth parking lot

A woman was killed March 31, when she was pinned by a truck in the Rehoboth Mall shopping center parking lot off Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach, fire officials say.

The fatality happened about 8 a.m. when a Dodge Ram was backing onto the sidewalk to load mulch at a store in the shopping center. Police said a 66-year-old Rehoboth Beach woman was standing behind the truck intending to help guide the driver.

When the truck reversed, police said, it hit the woman, pinning her against the building. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene; her name is being withheld pending notification of her family.

The driver of the Dodge, a 76-year-old Rehoboth Beach man, was not injured.

The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit asks anyone who witnessed this crash to contact Master Cpl. K. Argo at 302-703-3264, send a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police, or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.