Posts Tagged ‘coastal highway’
UPDATE: Milford Officer Wounded, Shooter Identified in Rehoboth Area Incident
UPDATED – 12/15/20 4:25pm – The shooting suspect who was killed in a shootout with US Marshals has been identified as 37 year old Evelio Rivera of Reading, Pennsylvania. He shot a Milford Police officer assigned to the First State Violent Fugitive Taskforce in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge near Rehoboth Beach last…
Read MoreInjured Milford Police Officer Continues To Recover
A Milford Police officer who was part of a state task force continues to recover in a hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in an exchange last Thursday in a motel parking lot on Coastal Highway near Rehoboth Beach. The officer has been identified as Milford Police Senior Corporal Timothy “TJ” Webb, a 13-year veteran of…
Read MoreTraffic Stop On Coastal Highway Results In Drug Arrest
A traffic stop along Coastal Highway at Cave Neck Road has led to the arrest of a Smyrna man for drug-and-weapons offenses. Delaware State Police said a speeding vehicle was pulled over Wednesday morning, and the smell of marijuana led to an investigation. According to police, a search turned up some marijuana, two large throwing…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged in Dewey Beach Burglary
A Texas man has been arrested by Delaware State Police for a burglary in Dewey Beach. Police were called to a home on Coastal Highway where someone entered a home by smashing the glass to the front door. Items inside were damaged. A cleaning lady discovered the break-in and contacted police, who found 28 year…
Read MorePair Arrested On Drug Charges After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Coastal Highway has led to the arrests of two people on drug-related charges. Delaware State Police say a car was pulled over for having a large crack in the center of the windshield. Police say the occupants exhibited “abnormal behavior to be consistent with criminal activity.” The driver, 31-year-old Christopher Boone…
Read MoreGarbage Truck Catches Fire On Coastal Highway
A load of garbage caught fire on a trash truck on southbound Coastal Highway south of Dewey Beach Tuesday morning. According to the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company, crews responded at about 8:30 a.m. on Coastal Highway near Conquest Road. They discovered that the driver had dropped the load of garbage onto the highway and…
Read MoreLewes-Area Traffic Stop Becomes A Drug Bust
A Maryland man faces charges related to drugs and weapons following a traffic stop on Coastal Highway near Savannah Road. Delaware State Police say the northbound vehicle was stopped for speeding, and the smell of marijuana initiated an investigation. A search of the vehicle turned up marijuana, a loaded handgun, bullets and drug paraphernalia. 21-year-old…
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 MoreTraffic Incident Leads To Woman’s Arrest
A woman is charged with threatening a man with a gun after a traffic incident. Delaware State Police say troopers responded to Big Chill Surf Cantina on Coastal Highway near Rehoboth early Sunday, regarding reports that a 37-year-old man was being held in a pick-up-truck against his will. An investigation determined that the man’s vehicle…
Read MoreFlorida Man (In Del.) Arrested On Drugs, Weapon Charges
A welfare check on a driver at a Starbucks drive-through on Coastal Highway leads to a man’s arrest on weapons and drug charges. Delaware State Police say troopers were called to the establishment Wednesday. The vehicle appeared to have a flat tire and a bicycle hanging from the roof. The driver appeared to be driving…
Read More2 Laurel Women Charged With Robbery In Lewes
Two women are charged with robbery and other offenses in connection with a recent robbery at Home Depot on Coastal Highway in the Lewes area. Delaware State Police say troopers responded to the incident last Wednesday july 15th and spoke with a 49-year-old woman who works at the store. An investigation determined that she had…
Read More4 Charged In Rehoboth Convenience Store Assault
Two employees of Royal Farms on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach are assaulted, and four suspects – including an ex-boyfriend of one of the victims – are facing charges. Delaware State Police say that suspect started to assault the 19-year-old woman in the store late Tuesday night. The other employee, a 22-year-old man, tried to…
Read MoreHundreds Attend Coastal Highway Rally
For the second time this past week, a protest that had been canceled by the organizer because of looting fears managed to draw a significant following. It is not uncommon for protesters to line Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth at least once each summer. But what is unusual about Friday’s protest was that it managed…
Read MoreRehoboth Deals with More Protesters!
A protest that supposedly got canceled at one point still drew about 90 participants Monday evening to downtown Rehoboth Beach. The organizer reportedly canceled the event after rumors circulated on social media suggesting that after the protest they would loot and burn the Outlet stores. The protesters — predominantly white folks — chanted and marched…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route 1 in Rehoboth Beach
A 68 year old woman from Rehoboth Beach is dead after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night just after 8pm on Coastal Highway in the area of Munchy Branch Road. Delaware State Police believe the woman was crossing Coastal Highway and stepped from the median into the path of an SUV, operated by…
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 MoreSeveral Coastal Highway Overhead Street Lamps Are Dark
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…
Read MoreUPDATED: Polish Student Struck on Coastal Highway at Route 24
UPDATED -812/19 7am – A 24-year-old Polish female exchange student riding a bike was seriously injured Sunday evening when she was struck by an SUV on Coastal Highway. It happened here in the southbound lanes at the Royal Farms off John J. Williams Highway near Rehoboth. Police say a Tahoe driven by a 48 year…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck, Killed Outside Rehoboth on Coastal Highway
UPDATED – 9PM – Delaware State Police have identified the pedestrian who died in a crash early Sunday morning at approximately 12:16 on Coastal Highway (Route 1) south of Church Street west of Rehoboth Beach, as 40 year old Martir Santiago of Rehoboth Beach. The crash remains under investigation. ============================================== UPDATED – 9:30am – Route…
Read MoreUPDATED: Motorcyclist Dies after High-Speed Crash in O.C.
Images courtesy Cesar Campos, Campos Media UPDATE (11 a.m., July 31): Ashley Miller, Ocean City police spokeswoman, says officers had attempted a traffic stop on the motorcyclist in the area of 45th Street, but he fled from officers. She says officers did not chase the motorcycle and lost sight of the biker. At 9:44 p.m., police…
Read MoreProtest Held for Asylum Seekers and Immigrants along Coastal Hwy
Drunk Pedestrian Struck by Suspended Driver on Coastal Hwy
The Delaware State Police has charged both the driver of a Chevy Blazer and the pedestrian he collided with late Monday night on Coastal Highway. MCpl. Melissa Jaffe, state police spokeswoman, says troopers have charged the 20-year-old Milton man driving this Blazer with driving while suspended and no proof of insurance. The pedestrian, a 47-year-old…
Read MoreDewey Beach Police Seek Driver Who Struck Woman and Fled
A female pedestrian was struck this morning by a hit-and-run driver on Coastal Highway at Dickinson Avenue in Dewey Beach. Police are asking the public for any information regarding the accident which happened around 12:30 a.m. during the thunderstorm. Police say surveillance video shows and witnesses described a dark-colored sedan traveling north on Coastal Highway…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck and Killed Late Friday Night Outside Rehoboth
UPDATED – 5:30am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash Friday night that left a pedestrian dead. Police were called to Coastal Highway in the area of Rehoboth Avenue just after 11pm. Police say a 56-year-old man from Rehoboth Beach, who was wearing dark clothing and carrying no light, walked out in front of…
Read MoreRoute 1 Crash Sends 1 to Hospital with Serious Injuries
A Lewes man is in serious condition after a crash just before 11 Friday night on Coastal Highway at Miller Road in Rehoboth. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck driven by the 63 year old Lewes man was stopped for the light at Miller Road but then pulled onto Coastal Highway into the path…
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