Tricia Martin, 42, killed, Taryn Martin, 10, critically injured, Richard Triola, 49, seriously injured, both taken to hospital, after a SUV collides with a disabled SUV on Barratts Chapel Road in Frederica.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:29am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Local school principal, 10-year-old daughter killed in accident.

A Delaware school district is mourning the deaths of one of its principals and her 10-year-old daughter who were killed in an accident over the weekend.

One killed, child in critical condition after accident.

A fatal crash occurred in Frederica, Delaware around 10:40 p.m. on Friday. Police say 42-year-old Tricia Martin of Camden, Delaware, was driving a 2009 Acura MDX westbound on Barratts Chapel Road.

A fatal crash occurred in Frederica, Delaware around 10:40 p.m. on Friday. Police say 42-year-old Tricia Martin of Camden, Delaware, was driving a 2009 Acura MDX westbound on Barratts Chapel Road.

Investigators say her Acura crossed over the eastbound lanes and off the south side of the roadway where it drove along a ditch line and collided with a telephone box and fence. The vehicle then struck an embankment, causing it to overturn on its side.

While Martin was still inside the vehicle, investigators say her 10-year-old daughter, Taryn Martin, exited the car and tried to ask for help from a passing vehicle that was stopped at the roadway near the Acura.

While she was talking, investigators say a 2005 GMC Yukon, driven by 49-year-old Richard Triola of Magnolia, Delaware, was traveling eastbound on Barratts Chapel Road when it struck the Acura.

During the crash, Tricia Martin was ejected from her vehicle and thrown onto the roadway while Taryn Martin was struck by one of the vehicles and thrown onto the grass.

Tricia Martin was flown to the Christiana Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. Taryn Martin was transported to Kent General Hospital and then transferred to A.I. DuPont Hospital where she is currently in critical condition.

Triola was taken to Kent General Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Tricia Martin
Taryn Martin
Richard Triola

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