Woman dies after struck by Jeep in Long Neck parking lot

A Georgetown woman died Feb. 5 after police say she was struck while walking in a Long Neck parking lot.

Karen Shiles, 62, was walking in the Back Bay Shopping Center parking lot at 12:44 p.m., when she stepped in front of a Jeep Wrangler driven by a 60-year-old Millsboro woman who had just started driving forward after being stopped at a stop sign near the intersection with Route 24 and Bay Farm Road, said Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto with the Delaware State Police.

The Jeep struck Shiles at a very low speed, causing her to fall to the ground, DeMalto said.

Shiles was flown by helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries, but she later died. The driver of the Jeep was not injured. No other vehicles were involved in this crash. 

The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident and ask anyone who witnessed this collision to contact Sergeant J. Burns at 302-703-3269. Information may also be sent by Private Facebook Message to the Delaware State Police or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the victim’s name.