https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/03/former-elections-commissioner-elaine-manlove-killed-crash-tractor-trailer/6136593002/
'Cruel irony' that former state elections commissioner Elaine Manlove killed in crash on eve of election
When she worked with U.S. Sen. Chris Coons' wife, Annie Coons, in then-New Castle County Executive Dennis Greenhouse's office about 25 years ago, she "made sure everyone had a special day on their birthday."
"Even now, we all get together for a Christmas dinner," Coons said. "
Coons, like dozens of others in Delaware who knew Elaine well, are mourning the loss of her and her husband Wayne, who were killed Monday afternoon when a tractor-trailer barreled into their SUV.
According to police, the crash involved the Manloves' 2019 Chevrolet Equinox that was stopped at a red light just before 2 p.m. on Route 13 north at the intersection of Red Lion Road.
A 2018 tractor-trailer, traveling north on Route 13, failed to stop, hitting the Equinox and causing it to spin out of control until it struck a tree. The Manloves were taken to Christiana Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Coons said the Manloves had been driving back and forth from Ocean View to New Castle County because their eldest son, Matt, was "just in remission from cancer."
"And though she was always fair and non-partisan, she had an abiding love for Joe Biden and after her retirement last year, made no secret about her support for his presidential campaign."