Delaware police search for Maryland woman after fatal crash

Police in Delaware are searching for a Maryland woman accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash on Sunday. 

Dover Police said they received a call reporting that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian in the 200 block of North DuPont Highway around 2:48 a.m. on Sunday. 

Once on the scene, officers found the victim, identified as 62-year-old Barbara Benson. She died at the scene from injuries sustained in the collision, officers said.

The vehicle and driver that struck Benson left the scene before police arrived.

Investigators learned that around 2:20 a.m., a black 2011 Toyota Avalon was traveling southbound on North DuPont Highway in the right lane and hit Benson. The vehicle did not stop and continued driving.

Police identified the driver as Aaliyah Graves, 24, of Chestertown, Maryland. Graves' vehicle was later found in Worton, Maryland, police said.

Graves has not yet been found, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest. 

Anyone with information on Graves' whereabouts is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.