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Police: Maryland man dies when Lyft driver ends ride on highway

By The Associated Press

DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) — A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway.

Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends ordered a Lyft ride from Dewey Beach back to Bethany Beach.

The group was traveling south on Delaware Route 1 when a dispute arose. Police say the Lyft driver stopped in the highway’s left lane and demanded the group get out.

A 43-year-old man from Clarksburg, Maryland, exited on the right side and was struck by a passing Toyota Corolla. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported. Police said they are looking for the Lyft driver, who left after the crash.

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