The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in Newark Sunday afternoon, June 2, 2024. The crash happened on East Chestnut Hill Road (Route 4) at Gender Road just after 4 p.m. Troopers say the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Route 4 at an apparent high rate of speed. At the same time, an SUV was making a left turn from westbound Route 4 to Gender Road on a blinking red arrow. The motorcycle collided with the SUV, and was split in half. The biker, a 21yo Austin Brittingham, from Bear, was ejected, and pronounced dead at the scene.