Posts Tagged ‘crash’
Significant Boating Incidents from Past Week
Boating accidents and mishaps this time of year are common and this past week was no exception. Delaware Natural Resources Police officers are investigating this boat accident reported around 7:45 p.m. last Wednesday on Round Pole Branch Creek off the Broadkill River involving a pontoon boat and a duck boat. This is just southwest of the Coastal Highway bridge over the Broadkill River. Sgt.…
Read MoreUPDATED 6/21/21: DSP Identify Victim of Crash on Rt 14 Near Houston
UPDATED 6/21/21 6pm – Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a fatal crash on Route 14 / Milford Harrington Highway on Saturday as 19 year old Elijah Brown, of Harrington. This crash remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information regarding the collision should contact…
Read MoreUpdate: Newark Teen Charged; 3 Kids Hurt In Crash Involving Stolen Vehicle
Dover Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured
A crash just after 8:30 Saturday morning has left a 14 year old dead and three injured. Delaware State Police say a Kia Forte driven by a 35 year old Dover man, was speeding on Fast Landing Road near Dover and went off the roadway in a curve and struck a tree. The Kia overturned…
Read MoreRoute 1 Crash Saturday Morning in Rehoboth Beach
A crash between a pickup truck towing a small utility trailer and a Rehoboth Beach Ambulance is under investigation by Delaware State Police. The crash occurred just after 10am at the intersection of Route 1 and Old Landing Road. Police say the utility trailer was southbound with green light when the ambulance, with a patient…
Read MoreMystery Crash: No One Found Near Accident Scene
A crash on Shortly Road in Georgetown is raising questions. According to the Georgetown Fire Company, a vehicle landed on its side in the 26,700-block of Shortly Road Sunday night. However, no occupants were found inside and no one was located nearby. Members of Georgetown EMS and Sussex County EMS responded. The incident is still…
Read MoreUpdate | Teen Girl Killed In Utility Vehicle Accident
Updated information released Wednesday afternoon regarding a Tuesday evening crash of a John Deere Gator utility vehicle in the Lewes area: A 16-year-old female of Delaware was pronounced deceased at the scene. Identification is pending notification to next of kin. A 16-year-old female of Delaware was transported by helicopter to an area hospital with serious…
Read MoreThree Injured in Sunday Crash Near Bridgeville
Three people, including a Laurel Police officer, were injured in a crash just before 9am Sunday at the intersection of Routes 13 and 404 in Bridgeville. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say a 27 year old Berlin man was eastbound on Route 404 when he ran a red light – driving into the…
Read MoreMan Charged With Crashing Stolen Vehicle
A Georgetown man faces vehicle theft charges following a crash of a stolen vehicle in Farmington. According to Harrington Police, officers were called to assist Delaware State Police regarding a motor vehicle crash on Marsh Branch Road Sunday. Police learned the vehicle had been stolen from a residence on East Liberty Street. The driver of…
Read MoreOne Injured in Crash on Route 13 Near Salisbury
A crash around 7 Saturday night injured one man. Maryland State Police say a Suburban driven by Elmer Dickerson of Salisbury failed to slow before colliding with the rear of a dump truck on Route 13 northbound south of Centre Drive near Salisbury. Dickerson was taken to Tidal Health by ambulance. The driver of the…
Read MoreUpdate: DSP Identify Driver Killed In Crash With Tanker On Route 113
UPDATED – 2/5/21 6:45pm – Delaware State Police have identified the woman who died Wednesday when her vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on Route 113 at Arrow Safety Road. The crash occurred just before 2:30pm – police says for an unknown reason, a Toyota driven by 30 year old Angel Ruark of Seaford, left…
Read MoreDriver Seriously Hurt In Millsboro Crash
A crash in the Millsboro area has left a man in the hospital. According to Delaware State Police, a northbound SUV on DuPont Boulevard traveled off the roadway near East Piney Grove Road Wednesday night. The vehicle spun around into the median and traveled into the southbound lanes, then overturned several times as it crossed…
Read MorePolice: Man Stole Pick-Up Truck, Drove While Drunk, Crashed Twice
A Frankford man is accused of driving a stolen vehicle while drunk and crashing it – twice. Delaware State Police said the pick-up truck was reported stolen Sunday night and was involved in crashes on Roxana Road at Atlantic Avenue and on Shockley Town Road near Peppers Road. A trooper spotted the driver who was…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged after Harrington Crash
A Bridgeville man has been arrested on multiple criminal and traffic offenses after an early morning crash on Sunday. Delaware State Police say 21 year old Brandon Palmer was involved in a single-vehicle crash just after 4am on Route 13 in Harrington. Police smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle – an…
Read MoreUPDATED – Roadway has been Reopened; Crash Impacts Traffic On NB Route 113, Frankford
Update – 2 Drivers Hurt In Route 1 Wreck
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash on Route 1 near Milton that sent two drivers to a hospital Tuesday morning. Police say a northbound pick-up truck driven by a 22-year-old Bethany Beach man traveled into the median near the Broadkill Bridge and struck a guardrail on the southbound side. Then the vehicle flipped several…
Read MoreCrash Friday Near Fruitland Leaves 1 Dead and 1 Injured
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash on the Route 13 Bypass south of the overpass for Route 13 Business in the Fruitland area Friday night after 9:30. Police found a Toyota 4Runner went off the roadway in a curve and struck the guardrails and then overturned – both people in the SUV were ejected.…
Read MoreUpdate: Police ID Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Bridgeville
Update: Monday morning, Delaware State Police identified the person who died in a crash on Coverdale Road east of Bridgeville early Saturday as 19-year-old Leon Mann Jr. of Bridgeville. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A crash just after 1am Saturday has left one person dead. Delaware State Police say an SUV was speeding on Coverdale Road east of Bridgeville…
Read MorePickup Truck Rolls Over On Mt. Joy Rd.
A vehicle roll-over accident in Millsboro sent one person to a hospital early Monday.Delaware State Police are investigating the overnight crash on Mount Joy Road near Cordrey Road.Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded.The roof was cut off the pick-up truck to allow a 21-year-old woman to get out.She was taken to a…
Read MoreDriver Charged With 5th DUI Following Coastal Hwy Crash
A crash on Coastal Highway north of Holland Glade Road leaves a 61-year-old Rehoboth Beach man in critical condition. One driver, from Maryland, faces his fifth DUI offense. Delaware State Police say 49-year-old William Williams of Edgewood, Maryland struck another vehicle that was in front of him, sending it across the southbound lanes of travel.…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Milton Crash
A two-vehicle wreck sent two people to the hospital Tuesday. Delaware State Police say a vehicle heading westbound on Route 9 turned left at Harbeson Road into the path of an eastbound pick-up truck. A passenger in the car, a 20-year-old woman from New Providence Pennsylvania, was taken first to Beebe Medical Center, then transferred…
Read MoreUPDATED: Two Dead After Crash on Harbeson Road
UPDATED- 11:00 A.M. Wed.- Delaware State Police have released the names of two people killed in a crash on Harbeson Road Tuesday morning. 46-year-old Michelle Esworthy of Joppa, Maryland and 76-year-old Robert Dahms of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania both died at the scene. Police say Esworthy’s car crossed the center line of Harbeson Road and collided…
Read MoreBystanders Rescue Driver From Burning Mail Truck
(Update provided by Delaware State Police Tuesday Morning) A fiery wreck sends three people to hospitals and engulfs a U.S. Mail delivery truck in flames. Delaware State Police say at about 5:19 Monday afternoon, the mail truck was traveling westbound on Laurel Road just east of Prettyman Avenue. For unknown reasons, the mail truck crossed…
Read MoreSuspect Crashes Into Ocean View Patrol Car During Arrest Attempt
A suspect crashed into an occupied Ocean View Police squad car during an attempt to arrest him early Wednesday, according to Ocean View Police. Police said Thursday that a South Bethany Police officer saw a man parked at Royal Farms on Atlantic Avenue early Wednesday. Suspicions were aroused, and a check determined the vehicle’s registration…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sought For Crash That Injured Ex-Girlfriend
A Georgetown man is being sought for felony domestic assault, according to Delaware State Police. A crash at Old Furnace Road and Middleford Road in Seaford sent a 39-year-old woman to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. State Police say an investigation determined that 25-year-old Joshua Jennette was closely pursuing his ex-girlfriend in a vehicle and struck…
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