Bridgeville, DE — November 24, 2025, two people were injured due to a truck accident at approximately 1:45 p.m. along Sussex Highway.

According to authorities, a 36-year-old woman was traveling in a Ford Bronco and a 76-year-old man was traveling in a GMC Canyon on Redden Road at the Sussex Highway intersection when the accident took place.

Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, a Peterbilt 18-wheeler failed to stop for a red light, entering the intersection at an unsafe time. A collision consequently occurred between the Peterbilt, the Bronco, and the Canyon. The 18-wheeler apparently ended up overturning on top of the Canyon.

Both the man and the woman from the passenger vehicles sustained suspected minor injuries due to the wreck; EMS still transported them to local medical facilities so that they could receive necessary treatment. Additional details pertaining to this incident—including the identities of the victims—are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When people read about a crash involving an 18-wheeler that allegedly ran a red light and overturned onto a smaller vehicle, one of the first questions they tend to ask is: How does something like this even happen? If a trucker failed to stop for a red light, is that the whole story—or is there more going on beneath the surface?

Right now, it’s not clear what the truck driver was doing in the moments before the collision. That’s not a minor detail. Depending on what caused the truck to blow through the intersection, very different forms of accountability might apply. Was the driver distracted—on a phone or tampering with in-cab electronics? Was he fighting fatigue after too many hours behind the wheel? Or was there a mechanical failure, like faulty brakes?

Each of those possibilities points to a different kind of investigation, which is why it’s critical to secure objective evidence as early as possible. That includes things like black box data, in-cab camera footage, and dispatch records. If the truck had a red light camera angle on it—or if local businesses captured any footage—that could also be key. It's too soon to say exactly what failed, but we can't just rely on after-the-fact statements from the driver or trucking company.

And depending on what investigators find, the trucking company may have its own questions to answer. Did they have a reasonable hiring process? Were they monitoring hours-of-service compliance? In one case I handled, a trucker ran a red light after 14 hours on duty—something the company should’ve known from his logs. They just never checked. In the end, the crash wasn’t just the driver’s fault; the company failed to keep a watchful eye on its own operations.

In this case, the 18-wheeler reportedly overturned on top of a smaller pickup. That kind of outcome suggests a high-energy impact and possibly an overloaded or improperly balanced trailer—another thing worth looking into. But again, that’s only something an independent investigation can uncover. Without that, we’re just left with unanswered questions and assumptions.

Key Takeaways:

• It’s not yet clear why the 18-wheeler allegedly ran the red light—distraction, fatigue, or mechanical failure all remain on the table.
• Black box data, dash cams, and cell phone records will be critical to determining what the driver was doing at the time of the crash.
• The trucking company’s policies on driver oversight, training, and load management may also play a role in what happened.
• Overturning on top of a vehicle raises additional concerns about speed, load balance, and trailer control.
• Only a full review of physical and digital evidence will reveal who is truly responsible and what went wrong.