Celeste Speer Obituary News: Bethany Beach woman killed in car-pedestrian collision at 32979 Coastal Highway in Bethany.
According to Delaware State Police, a car struck and killed a woman from Bethany Beach early on Friday.
According to investigators, a Hyundai Tucson was moving southeast in the parking lot of the Bethany, Delaware, Walgreens at 32979 Coastal Highway around 10:15 a.m. Celeste Speer, 89, of Bethany Beach, was reportedly strolling in the same parking lot at the same time, heading north toward Walgreens. To enter a parking space, the Tucson started making a quick left turn. Police said that Speer was struck by the Tucson’s front as it parked, having been walking in the same parking place.
The Tucson’s 82-year-old Maryland resident driver, who was not hurt in the crash, was from Bowie. Speer was taken to a local hospital, where, according to the police, she passed away.
For roughly four hours, Walgreens’ parking lot was closed while the situation was examined and cleaned up.