State Police in Delaware said a a preliminary investigation revealed that a driver who survived a crash that claimed the life of another in North Wilmington Saturday morning blew through a red light.
Authorities said an initial investigation into the crash revealed that the woman who was killed, identified as 56-year-old Debora S. Vagnoni, of Wilmington, was headed northbound from Darley Road crossing Naamans Road on a green light in a 2002 Chevy Malibu just after 7 a.m. Anthony Vagnoni, 32, of Rehoboth, was also in the car, police said. As they crossed the intersection, police said, a 2013 Dodge Caravan driven by 70-year-old Thomas Felock, of Wilmington, ran the red light on Naamans Road and T-boned Vagnoni's car in the intersection.
Neither the woman nor the man in the Malibu were properly restrained, according to police. Debora Vagnoni was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, and Anthony Vagnoni was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he remained in the ICU Saturday afternoon in critical but stable condition with "severe internal injuries."
Felock, the other driver, was properly restrained in his vehicle at the time of the crash, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
The collision closed the intersection of Naamans and Darley roads for two hours Saturday morning.
Police said charges are pending the outcome of a continuing investigation into the crash.
