State police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon crash that took the life of a 17 year-old Seaford male.
The crash happened just after 4:20 p.m. on Lewes-Georgetown Highway, east of Route 5, near Harbeson.
Police said Keyshawn Purnell, 17, was driving a 1997 Ford Taurus on Route 9 headed. Vincent Mosher, 39, of Salisbury, was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer westbound on Route 9 approaching the Taurus.
For unknown reasons, the Taurus exited the south edge of the roadway. Purnell overcorrected and crossed back onto Route 9 and then into the path of westbound traffic. The Ford Explorer attempted to avoid the collision but was unsuccessful. The front end of the Explorer struck the passenger side of the Taurus.
Police said both vehicles came to rest in the grass median.
Purnell was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Mosher was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
