Car Crashes Into Tractor Trailer in Bethany Beach

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A driver escaped injury Thursday evening when a car ended up wedged under a tractor trailer. The incident occurred on Garfield Parkway, according to the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company. The driver’s side rear door was removed so the occupant could get out. The driver declined any medical treatment. The Sussex / Kent Rescue Team…

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First Jet-Ski Accident of Season for O.C.

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A teenage girl was critically injured just before 3:40 p.m. this past Saturday while on a Jet-Ski in the Assawoman Bay near 125th Street in Ocean City. According to the Maryland Natural Resources Police, it was determined that the Jet-Ski two teens had been riding on collided with a center-console boat. One of the teens…

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Laurel Man Injured in Construction Accident

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A Laurel man is hospitalized after an accident at a home under construction in Bethany Beach Friday afternoon.  Delaware State Police say the 62 year old victim was working on the second level of a scaffolding when he fell to the ground.  He was flown to Christiana Hospital where he is in critical but stable…

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The “Forgotten Mile,” A Bit Brighter This Past Weekend

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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…

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Several Coastal Highway Overhead Street Lamps Are Dark

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After last week’s pedestrian accident that left a local man dead after he was struck by a state police SUV on Coastal Highway, it became apparent that about a dozen overhead street lamps were dark along the section of Coastal Highway between Rehoboth Avenue-Extended and the Dewey Beach town limits. This stretch of Coastal Highway…

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Two Dead After Jeep, Motorcycle Collide Near Harrington

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Two people are dead following a serious accident involving a motorcycle near Harrington on Saturday afternoon. Delaware State Police say the incident happened around 12:07 p.m. on Hopkins Cemetery Road (CR 289) west of South DuPont Highway (Route 13) north of Harrington. Troopers say a 2015 Jeep Wrangler traveling westbound on Hopkins Cemetery Road turned…

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UPDATED & BREAKING: Driver that Caused Fatal Fiery Crash in OC Identified

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UPDATED – 11:30am –  One person is dead after a crash on Coastal Highway in Ocean City just after 1 Friday morning.  Ocean City Police continue to investigate but say they were called about a drunk driver and located the vehicle in the area of 59th Street, but the driver failed to stop and police…

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DUI Suspect Arrested After Hit and Run Crash in Salisbury

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Maryland State Police tell WGMD they have arrested a suspect who initially crashed his vehicle and fled the scene in Salisbury on Wednesday. The incident happened around 8 a.m. in the area of Route 50 and Naylor Mill Road. Troopers say the driver of a black 2002 Ford F150 struck two vehicles, a 2019 Hyundai…

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Trooper Involved in Wicomico County Crash

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Maryland State Police say they are investigating a motor vehicle crash that took place in Hebron on Thursday afternoon. Troopers say around 5:14 p.m. they responded to eastbound Route 50 at Main Street in Hebron. The investigation uncovered a Nissan Rogue from Delaware operated by 64-year-old Berneldia Gattis-White failed to yield the right of way…

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Bicyclist Killed in Sunday Evening Crash in Princess Anne

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Maryland State Police are investigating a car accident that took place on Sunday evening in Princess Anne. Troopers say the incident happened around 7:42 p.m. in the area of U.S. Route 13 north of Somerset Avenue. A 62-year-old male bicyclist crossed the path of a 2016 Ford RV, subsequently being struck. The bicyclist, identified as…

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One Person Dead Following Route 50 Crash

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—————————————————————— Maryland State Police say a 54-year-Old man is dead following a morning crash on eastbound Route 50 in Wicomico County. Troopers say the incident took place around 8:07 a.m. at the intersection of Eastbound Route 50 east of East Side Road. The operator of a 2003 GMC Yukon with Maryland registration was driving when…

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Updated: Victim Identified in Deadly Single Vehicle Accident in Lincoln

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UPDATED on 4/30/2019 at 3:45 p.m.: Delaware State Police say the Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a single vehicle that took place Monday morning. The incident took place around 10:26 a.m. A 2009 Kia Spectra traveling westbound on Johnson Road east of Near Creek Road. For an unknown reason, the operator of…

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Injuries Reported After School Bus Crash in Greenwood

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Delaware State Police are investigating following a crash involving a school bus shortly after 8 a.m. in Greenwood. Officials say the incident happened around 8:07 a.m. on Hog Range Road, south of Cattail Branch Road. Injuries were reported as a result of the crash and there were delays in the area following the accident. We…

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Dover Woman Charged for Serious Accident on I-95 Near Wilmington

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Delaware State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that took place this morning on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95) east of the I-95 ramp. The incident took place around 4:51 a.m. when a 2013 Dodge Caravan operated by a 30-year-old woman from North Carolina was traveling in the left lane on the southbound span…

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Bicyclist Dies Following Dover Crash

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Delaware State Police say that 59-year-old Richard Duffy of Hartly, the operator of a bicycle has died following a crash earlier this month in Dover. Trooper say their investigation determined a 56-year-old Hartly woman operating a Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling westbound on Forest Ave (Route 8) east of Victory Chapel Road. Meanwhile, Duffy was…

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One Person Dead Following Fatal Millsboro Crash

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Delaware State Police say they are investigating after a person died following a single vehicle crash that occurred in Millsboro on Wednesday. Troopers say the incident occurred just after 3:30 p.m. when a 2014 Chevy Equinox was traveling eastbound on Lowes Crossing Road, just east of Pear Tree Road. They say for unknown reasons, the…

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72-year-old Driver Involved in Dover Crash Dies

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Delaware State Police are investigating a crash last week that has turned fatal. Authorities say the incident, which happened on Monday, March 4 happened on Northbound Route 13 in Dover in a dedicated left turn lane. A 16-year-old male in a Jeep Wrangler was in the lane, intending to make a left turn when a…

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Salisbury Bypass Accident Causes Serious Injury

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Maryland State Police Troopers say a two vehicle collision on the South Bound span of the Salisbury bypass, south of the Route 50 exit seriously injured a driver. The incident happened around 11:30 this morning when a 2013 Hyundai Elantra struck the rear bumper of a 1998 Honda Civic. Troopers determined the operator of the…

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29-Year-Old Georgetown Man Dies in Lewes Pedestrian Crash

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Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a Freightliner concrete pumper truck that happened Tuesday afternoon in Lewes. Troopers say the crash happened around 12:57 p.m. in the area of Hazlett Road within the Governors development. Authorities say the pumper truck was stopped while crews with another company worked on…

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UPDATED: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Reopens after Crash

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UPDATED – 10/2 – 1pm – On October 1, we experienced a single vehicle accident that occurred around 11:00 a.m. in the northbound lane of Thimble Tunnel. A tractor trailer hauling a piece of heavy equipment struck the tunnel ceiling and then the equipment fell into the roadway. No one was hurt in the accident.…

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Seaford Man Arrested after DUI in Selbyville

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Delaware State Police have arrested a Seaford man after he was found by Selbyville Ambulance personnel unconscious in a car that was parked on West McCabe Street in Selbyville.  When police contacted the operator, 41 year old Michael Smith of Seaford, they smelled a strong odor of alcohol – the vehicle had a flat tire…

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Bicycle Injuries Appear to Be Down Compared with This Time Last Year

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A 24-year-old female foreign exchange student was struck by a Subaru Forester while riding this DelDOT bicycle on Coastal Highway at Holland Glade Road around 5:45 p.m. last Tuesday. She was reportedly struck in the intersection as the Subaru made a low-speed turn. She was taken to Beebe Hospital with a cut to the head.…

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UPDATED: Eight-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Rehoboth Avenue

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UPDATE (July 14): The Rehoboth Beach Police Department has identified the driver of the blue Dodge pick-up truck as 45-year-old Martin Tuohy of Middletown, Delaware.  There is no mug shot photo, police said, as no charges have been filed; however, the case is still actively under investigation. ORIGINAL STORY (July 7): It was a miracle…

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