Woman killed, paramedics injured in I-95 South crash in Wilmington: police

What we know

WILMINGTON, DE - A woman is dead after police say a crash involving a paramedic vehicle occurred on I-95 in Wilmington on New Year’s Day. 

At around 2:33 a.m., New Castle County officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on I-95 southbound at the I-495 split involving a New Castle County paramedic vehicle.

Upon arrival, officers learned that the paramedics were traveling southbound on I-95 at the I-495 interchange when they attempted to respond to an unrelated accident on the left shoulder of the highway.

Police say paramedics activated the emergency lights on their fully marked 2024 Ford F-350 New Castle County paramedic vehicle before changing lanes to approach the accident on I-95. 

That’s when a collision between the paramedic vehicle and a 2013 Nissan Altima occurred.

Police identified the driver of the Nissan as 33-year-old Kierra West from Newark. A six-year-old boy was a passenger in the car. 

After the collision, the paramedic vehicle stopped in a lane on I-95 while the Nissan stopped on the left shoulder. 

Medical care was provided to all involved immediately by responding officers and medics. 

Kierra West was pronounced dead at the scene.

The six-year-old passenger was taken to Nemours Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Both the driver and passenger of the paramedic vehicle were taken to Christiana Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition.

What's next

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident or who may have surveillance video to please contact Detective Maloney at 302-395-8055 or by e-mail at Kevin.Maloney@newcastlede.gov or by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at 302-573-2800.