Brittany Horn, and Jessica Masulli Reyes

The News Journal

Three people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 southbound that closed three lanes of traffic near Frawley Stadium for over two hours Monday, a State Police spokesman said.

Traffic backed up through Wilmington nearly to U.S. 202. All lanes have since re-opened.

The crash occurred around 12:38 p.m. when Scott Masotti, 25, of Tannersville, Pennsylvania was driving a 2016 Nissan Sentra in the right-hand lane of the interstate just south of Maryland Avenue, Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale said.

His Sentra struck the rear of a 2004 Honda Civic as Massoti attempted to switch from the left lane to the center lane when traffic slowed in front of him, Hale said.

The Civic, driven by Wilmington resident Rosario Velazquez-Flores, 18, spun in a counter-clockwise direction, and then struck the side of Masotti's vehicle and left the side of the roadway, he said.

The Civic struck a metal guardrail before coming to a stop.

The Sentra also spun in a counter-clockwise direction and struck the rear of a 2013 Buick Verano, driven by Wilmington resident Nancy B. Senior, 74 whose vehicle was stopped in the center lane of the highway, Hale said. It also struck the rear of a 2008 Ford Fusion, driven by Eric Petka, 31, of Wilmington.

The Sentra came to a rest in the roadway, while the Verano and Fusion came to controlled stops in the left-hand lane of the highway south of the crash scene, Hale said.

Velazquez-Flores, Senior and a 68-year-old female passenger in Senior's vehicle were treated at the scene by New Castle County Paramedics before being transported by EMS to Christiana Hospital Trauma Center with injuries, he said.

Petka and Masotti were not injured. Masotti was cited with reckless driving, inattentive driving, inappropriate speed and making an improper lane change.

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