47-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle crash near Wheatleys Pond Road and Sunnyside Road in Smyrna, Delaware

Preliminary findings suggest the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed before the driver lost control police said. The car reportedly could not manage a curve, resulting in it leaving the roadway and crashing into a ditch. The vehicle’s trajectory continued through the ditch, leading to its overturning. During this event, Thompson, who was not secured by a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle according to police.