Posts Tagged ‘crash’
Bicycle Injuries Appear to Be Down Compared with This Time Last Year
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.…
Read MoreCrash North of Bethany Shuts Down Fred Hudson Road for Over 12 Hours
A crash Saturday morning closed Fred Hudson Road north of Bethany Beach for much of the day while utility crews worked to repair a utility pole and other power connections. Delaware State Police say a Jeep driven by Samuel Geiser was westbound on Fred Hudson Road when his Jeep went off the road and struck…
Read MoreRehoboth Police Looking for Vehicle Involved in Crash
An investigation by Rehoboth Beach Police into a hit and run crash last week on Sussex Street continues. Police believe that around 1:30am on August 1st, a silver Chevy Tracker – possibly model year 2002-2005 struck a parked vehicle on Sussex Street just east of Fourth Street. The parked vehicle sustained extensive damage. Police say…
Read MoreUPDATED: 3 Vehicle Crash in Whaleyville Leaves 1 Dead, Several Injured
UPDATED: The investigation is continuing, but Maryland State Police say the operator of the Dodge minivan, was traveling eastbound on Whaleyville Road when it crossed over the solid double yellow line, directly into the path of the westbound traveling Altima and Kia. The driver of the Altima, from Illinois, attempted to avoid the head on…
Read MoreChild Bicyclist Injured in Georgetown Crash
Two Sussex County Men Die in CBBT Crash Friday
The investigation into a crash Friday on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel continues today. CBBT officials tell WGMD that a van and tractor trailer collided in the southbound lanes – with a speed limit of 35mph on the bridge and heavy rain falling. Four people in the van were treated for injuries and released, however…
Read MoreMilford Man Critical after Struck by Van Near Georgetown
A Milford man is in critical condition at Christiana Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 9 in the area of Tyndall Road just after 9pm. Delaware State Police say the 30 year old man was walking in the westbound lane when he was struck by a work van – which did…
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean View Officer Involved in Crash Saturday Morning
UPDATED – 7/22/18 6:30am – Delaware State Police are investigating a crash involving an on-duty Ocean View Police officer Saturday morning. The crash occurred on Central Avenue – and according to WGMD Traffic, the police car and another vehicle collided and a utility pole was damaged just north of Route 26. Both drivers were treated…
Read MoreBREAKING & UPDATED: Rt 20/Hardscrabble Road East of REOPENED
UPDATED 2:20pm – Delaware State Police say Hardscrabble Road east of Laurel & Seaford has reopened to traffic. =================================================== A crash has closed Hardscrabble Road – Route 20 between Tyndall Road and East Trap Pond Road. Delaware State Police say just before 8am a crash involving multiple vehicles occurred and gallons of tar have spilled…
Read MoreCrash West of Millsboro Leaves 1 Critical
A two vehicle crash west of Millsboro on Tuesday morning remains under investigation. Delaware State Police say a Jeep driven by a 32 year old Salisbury man was eastbound on Cross Keys Road and failed to stop for a posted stop sign at Phillips Hill Road and collided with a pickup truck. The driver of…
Read MoreUPDATED: Eight-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Rehoboth Avenue
MSP Investigating Crash East of Berlin
An Ocean City man is dead after a crash east of Berlin Wednesday afternoon. Maryland State Police continue to investigate, but say a pickup driven by 31 year old Tony Childs struck a utility pole on Grays Corner Road north of Riddle Lane. Police say he was flown to a nearby medical facility but died…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP: Concord Road Reopens after Crash, Driver Cited
UPDATED – A crash and overturned dump truck early Tuesday morning turned part of Concord Road east of Seaford into a beach. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that the dump truck was westbound on Concord Road, when the driver, a 59 year old Millsboro man, lost control. The truck overturned and lost its load of…
Read MoreCrash Near Pocomoke Leaves 1 Dead
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash Monday afternoon that left one person dead. Police say just before 4pm a box truck went off the roadway at Route 13 and Peach Orchard Road near Pocomoke City, struck several trees and caught fire. The driver was trapped in the cab and was pronounced dead at the…
Read MoreGreenwood Area Motorcycle Crash Injures Harbeson Man
A motorcycle crash west of Greenwood is under investigation by the Delaware State Police. The crash occurred Friday night around 9. Police say the driver, a 21 year old man from Harbeson, was speeding with no headlight on and was struck by a pickup truck making a left turn from Woodbridge Road. The motorcycle, which…
Read MoreCrash Near Ellendale Leaves Driver in Critical Condition
Driver in May 7 Laurel Crash Dies
A vehicle crash on the morning of May 7 on East Trap Pond Road near Laurel has turned deadly. Delaware State Police report that one of the drivers, 82 year old Rigoberto Perez of Laurel, has died from his injuries. Police say Perez’s pickup truck crossed the center line into the path of a trash…
Read MoreUPDATED: Ocean View Bicycle Rider Struck on Rt 26 Dies From Injuries
UPDATED – 5/28 – Ocean View Police say the man involved in a bicycle crash on Saturday morning has died from his injuries. Police say 76 year old Alfred Yergey of Ocean View was riding his bicycle on Route 26 when he was struck by a vehicle making a left turn into a parking lot. …
Read MoreUPDATED: Route 1 Crash Injures 3; Clogs Southbound Traffic North of Bethany for 2 Hours
UPDATED – 8pm – Three people received minor injuries after a crash on Route 1 south of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Delaware State Police say just before 4pm a pickup truck driven by a Selbyville man made a U-turn into the southbound lane. Another pickup driven by 23 year old James Windle of Newark…
Read MoreGolf Cart DUI Crash Near Dagsboro Injures 2
Delaware State Police say just after 8pm a Pennsylvania man lost control of a golf cart he was driving at the Tuckahoe Acres Camping Resort near Dagsboro. Police say 47 year old Thomas Rivera and a 47 year old female passenger were ejected and thrown to the roadway. The passenger suffered serious injuries and was…
Read MoreRoute 50 Crash in Wicomico County Leaves OC Woman Dead
A crash in Wicomico County Friday afternoon has left an Ocean City woman dead. Maryland State Police continue to investigate but say a car driven by 77 year old Maria Ellis failed to stop for a stop sign on White Lowe Road at Route 50 and collided with a car driven by a Mardela Springs…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Fatal Crash Near Bridgeville
VA Man Cited After Saturday Crash in Rehoboth
Rehoboth Police were called for a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon around 2:30 at King Charles Avenue and Hickman Street. Police say the driver of a Trailblazer, 40 year old Bradley Wright of Virginia, ran a stop sign at King Charles Avenue and struck a motorcycle driven by a 33 year old Rehoboth Beach man, who…
Read MoreMilton Woman Charged with DUI after 3-Vehicle Crash North of Long Neck
A three vehicle crash occurred just after 9pm Friday night at Indian Mission and Cannon Roads. Delaware State Police say a Pontiac was stopped on Indian Mission waiting to make a left onto Cannon Road. A Toyota, driven by a 54 year old woman from Milton, rear-ended the Pontiac and then crossed into the path…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Early Morning Crash West of Bridgeville
Delaware State Police are investigating an early Sunday morning crash in the area Dublin Hill and Atlanta Roads west of Bridgeville. Police say just after 1am a pickup truck was speeding and left the roadway – striking a fence pole and a tree and ended up in a small ditch. The driver and passenger were…
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