Posts Tagged ‘crash’
3 dead, 6-year-old still missing after car plunged into C&D Canal
Three people are dead and a 6-year-old is unaccounted for after a car plunged into the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Sunday. Police received reports around 9:30 a.m. that a vehicle had entered the waters of the C&D Canal about one mile west of the William V. Roth Bridge. A 16-year-old girl, a passenger, was…
Read MoreCrash Thursday Night Leaves Milton Man Dead
Seaford woman killed in multi-vehicle crash on Route 9
A Seaford woman has died following a multi-vehicle crash that injured several people on Route 9. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred around 3:30 p.m., Monday as a 2017 Fiat Coupe was traveling eastbound on County Seat Highway (Route 9), stopped at the intersection of Asbury Road about to turn left.…
Read MoreLaurel man charged with 5th DUI after rear-ending van at red light
Delaware State Police arrested and charged a man with his 5th DUI after he rear-ended a vehicle at a red light near Laurel. According to State Police, the incident occurred just before 6 p.m. Wednesday when troopers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Sussex Highway, south of Trussum Pond Road. Further investigation revealed…
Read MoreSingle Vehicle Crash Leaves 1 Dead Near Berlin
A Severna Park man is dead after a single vehicle crash Saturday evening on Racetrack Road/Route 589 just south of Route 113 near Berlin. Maryland State Police say a car driven by 22 year old Valentine Ronk was northbound on Racetrack Road when it left the roadway and overturned several times in a grassy area. …
Read MoreSelbyville man flown to Shock Trauma following serious crash near Berlin
A Selbyville man was flown to Shock Trauma following a serious crash near Berlin. According to Maryland State Police, the crash occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, as troopers were called to westbound Route 50, just east of Route 610, for reports of a motor vehicle collision. Troopers arrived and learned that a 2005 Ford…
Read MoreDirt biker killed during police chase in Lincoln
One man was killed after leading police on a chase while riding a dirt bike through Lincoln. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred just after 9 p.m., Tuesday when a trooper observed a green Kawasaki Dirt Bike, an off-highway vehicle that is not street legal and not equipped with any lighting…
Read MoreWyoming woman killed in crash near Millsboro
Sussex County Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud
A former Ocean View woman was indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury this week on two counts of insurance fraud and one count of identity theft. An investigation by the Delaware Department of Insurance Fraud showed that 59 year old Janet Lane was a passenger in a car that was involved in a crash…
Read MoreThe “Forgotten Mile,” A Bit Brighter This Past Weekend
If it looked a bit brighter on Coastal Highway between Rehoboth and Dewey this past weekend, it probably was. After this WGMD report two weeks ago concerning more than a dozen overhead street lamps that had gone dark, almost all have been repaired. Since that report, Louise Holt, DelDOT spokeswoman, says that her agency has addressed multiple…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash claims 2 lives near Dover
Two people were killed when a motorcycle lost control and crashed near Dover. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, as a 2001 Suzuki Katana 600 motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Voshells Mill Star Hill Road east of Burton Drive in front of the Star Hill Elementary…
Read MoreBicyclist in critical condition following serious crash in Frankford
Delaware State Police are investigating a serious crash near Frankford. According to Delaware State Police, the crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, as a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling eastbound on Burbage Road just east of East Sherwood Drive. A bicyclist was headed eastbound on Burbage Road in the same vicinity when, for unknown…
Read MoreHarbeson Crash leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured
UPDATED – 9/1/19 – Delaware State Police have released the name of the New Jersey man killed in the crash in Harbeson as 79 year old John Acken. ======================================================== A crash between a tractor trailer and Subaru Outback Friday afternoon at Indian Mission and Beaver Dam Roads has left a 79 year old New Jersey…
Read MoreSeveral Coastal Highway Overhead Street Lamps Are Dark
UPDATED: Crash Saturday Night Near Roxana Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured
UPDATED 8-19-19 – Delaware State Police have identified the name of the driver who died in a crash on August 17 on Gum Road near the intersection of Roxanna Road / Route 17 west of Roxana as 74-year-old Rosemary Amato 0f Weston, OH. ========================================== The crash continues remains under investigation by the Collision Reconstruction Unit. An Ohio woman…
Read MoreUPDATED: 3 Vehicle Crash Near Long Neck Leaves One Dead
UPDATED 8/16/19 – 3pm – The investigation into Thursday’s crash near the intersection of Routes 5 and 24, however Delaware State Police say 79 year old Gene Crone of Rehoboth Beach has died from his injuries at Christiana Hospital. Police say Crone was not properly restrained at the time of the crash, which involved two…
Read MoreUPDATED: Milton Man Dies in Crash on Route 9 Tuesday Morning
UPDATED – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who was killed in a crash on Tuesday, August 6 on Route 9 just east of Josephs Road near Harbeson as 50-year-old David Pierson, Jr. of Milton. The crash remains under investigation. ================================================= A crash on Route 9 at Josephs Road west of Lewes just before 8…
Read MoreHarrington Woman Dies from Injuries after Route 14 Crash in July
A woman involved in a crash on Route 14 in Houston on July 29th has died from her injuries. Delaware State Police say a Jeep driven by 30 year old Chelsea Wooters of Harrington was westbound on Route 14 near Bloomfield Drive when she missed a curve and went off the road and struck a…
Read MoreLaurel Woman Arrested for 5th Offense DUI
A Laurel woman has been charged after a crash Thursday in Frankford at Berry Street and Route 113. Delaware State Police say 60 year old Gloria Smith failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a truck. Police smelled alcohol on Smith and a DUI investigation was started. A computer check showed that…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash in Milton Leaves NJ Man Dead
Fugitive Chase from Salisbury Ends at Unoccupied House near Blades
UPDATED: Suspects being pursued by Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies after a shoplifting incident in Salisbury crossed into Delaware last night. Delmar Police picked up the pursuit and Delaware State Police deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle – which continued towards Blades with aviation following for about another mile. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the…
Read MoreLewes Woman Dies after May Crash in Harbeson
A Lewes woman injured in a crash at Route 5 and Cool Spring Road near Harbeson has died from her injuries. Delaware State Police say 87 year old Hella Lachman was a passenger in Honda that entered the intersection into the path of a Chevy Suburban. Both the driver and passenger were properly restrained and…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Charged after Powellville Crash
A single vehicle crash early this morning on Mount Hermon Road at Sayers Lane in Powellville resulted in charges for a Salisbury man. Maryland State Police say 50 year old Samuel Gill lost control of his Honda and struck several mailboxes before going into a ditch and overturning several times. Gill was taken to PRMC…
Read MoreSalisbury Woman Hospitalized After Struck by Vehicle Monday Night
A Salisbury women is hospitalized after a crash Monday night just after 9pm at Route 13 north of Naylor Mill Road. Maryland State Police continue to investigate, but say a 75 year old woman was trying to cross northbound Route 13 when she was struck by a car driven by 33 year old Aisha Batool…
Read MoreCrash on Salisbury Bypass Leaves Pasadena Man Dead
A crash just before 9 Saturday night on the Salisbury Bypass has left a Pasadena man dead and a woman injured. Maryland State Police say 19 year old Nicholas Reidell lost control of his pickup truck near Jersey Road and left the right side of the road and struck two trees. He was ejected and…
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