Posts Tagged ‘crash’
Milford Woman Charged with 5th DUI after Shawnee Road Crash
A crash Saturday night just before 10 led to the arrest of a Milford woman. Delaware State Police found a vehicle overturned near Shawnee Road and Harvest Lane in Greenwood. When troopers contacted the driver, 53 year old Patricia Prettyman, they smelled alcohol. A computer check showed Prettyman had four previous DUI convictions. Two passengers…
Read MoreTeens Injured in Dewey Jet-Ski Crash
Two 17-year-old males were injured yesterday, one seriously, after the personal watercraft they were riding collided in the Rehoboth Bay around 12:45 p.m. Sgt. Brooke Mitchell, Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police spokeswoman, says both were taken to the hospital where one was admitted in stable but serious condition. The other was treated and…
Read MoreMilton Teen Charged in Head-on Crash
A 15 year old from Milton is charged after a crash Saturday night on Cedar Creek Road just north of Isaacs Road. Delaware State Police say that just before 10 a vehicle driven by the Milton teen was northbound on Cedar Creek Road when it veered across the center line and collided head on with…
Read MoreUPDATED & BREAKING: Driver that Caused Fatal Fiery Crash in OC Identified
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…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves BOA & P&Z Appointments & Remembers Paramedic Callaway
While the FY 2020 budget was the primary piece of business before the Sussex County Council this week, there was other business that needed attention as well. The council heard from the Director of Development for the Sussex Academy Foundation, Gina Derrickson, about a Hot Air Balloon Festival that they’re bringing to the county airport…
Read MoreDUI Charges After Wicomico County Crash Friday
A crash just before 8pm at Route 50 and Sixty Foot Road in Wicomico County is under investigation by Maryland State Police. Police say the driver of a Honda failed to slow in time to avoid colliding with the rear of a BMW which was stopped for a red light. No injuries were reported. Police…
Read MoreEllendale Woman Cited After Crash
A crash Friday evening just before 6pm on Beach Highway near Mennonite School Road left an Ellendale woman with minor injuries. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the 31 year old woman’s vehicle went off the side of the road and into a ditch where it overturned, struck a fence and came to rest on its…
Read MoreUPDATED: Thursday Crash on Old Furnace Road Leave Rehoboth Man Dead
UPDATED – 6:30am – A 73 year old Rehoboth Beach man is dead after a head-on crash Thursday afternoon west of Georgetown. Delaware State Police continue to investigate, but say the man was driving a mini-van registered as a taxi was eastbound on Old Furnace Road with two passengers. For an unknown reason, the mini…
Read MoreTwo Seriously Injured in Early Morning Crash in Millsboro
A crash between a tractor trailer and Dodge Caliber occurred at 2:17am on Route 24 and Gravel Hill Road. Delaware State Police tell WGMD the driver of the Caliber, a 19-year-old male from Lincoln and a 17 year old male passenger from Millsboro were both seriously injured and both were transported to Christiana Hospital. Police…
Read More4 Cars Involved in Sunday Rollover Crash in Georgetown
Delaware State Police are investigating after 4 vehicles were involved in a Sunday afternoon crash on Seashore Highway in Georgetown. Officials say the incident took place around 4 p.m. on Sunday with four vehicles involved, one of which rolled over, and one passenger entrapped. Officials say that person was extricated and taken to a local…
Read MoreSeaford Man Dies in Sunday Morning Crash East of Laurel
One person is dead after a crash early Sunday morning on Laurel Road. Delaware State Police say a Hyundai Accent was on Laurel Road traveling at a high rate of speed just west of Curly Road when they went off the road and struck a ditch and utility pole. The driver – a 38 year…
Read MorePA Woman Charged with DUI After Crash Near Ocean Downs
Maryland State Police were called for a vehicle crash on Racetrack Road at the Ocean Downs Casino just after 10 Thursday night. Police found 37 year old Nicole Thomas of Marysville, Pennsylvania was driving a Volkswagon and witnesses told police that she started to spin circles in the roadway, but ended up through a ditch…
Read MoreSchool Bus Involved in Crash in Greenwood
A crash involving a school bus and Jetta occurred just after 7am in the area of Beach Highway and Owens Road in Greenwood. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that there were three students on the bus – none were injured and the bus driver was not injured. Police say the driver of the Jetta was…
Read MoreCrash on Rt 13 North of Seaford Injures Two
A crash Sunday night just after 11 remains under investigation. Delaware State Police say that a Mazda was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 13 north of Cannon Road north of Seaford. The driver of a Toyota Tacoma tried to swerve to avoid a collision but was not able. The driver of a…
Read More1 Injured in 2 Vehicle Crash, 1 Driver Sought by DSP
A two vehicle crash early Sunday morning sent one person to the hospital. Indian River VFC emergency personnel arrived on the scene on Hollymount Road just after 2:30am to find one vehicle overturned and another vehicle upright with one person trapped inside. Police were able to free the one patient and then learned that the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Millsboro Man Dies After Overnight Crash
UPDATED 5/10/19 – 7:30am – The Delaware State Police have identified the driver who was killed in a single vehicle crash on May 9 on Handy Road south of Dickerson Road, as 24-year-old Anthony Wilkinson of Millsboro. The crash continues to remain under investigation. ==================================================== A Millsboro man died after a single vehicle crash early…
Read MoreUPDATED: Tractor Trailer Driver Cited in Crash on Roth Bridge
UPDATED – 5/9/19 – 10am – A Pennsylvania man has been cited after a crash Wednesday that closed the southbound lanes of the Roth Bridge for several hours. Delaware State Police stopped to assist the driver of a disabled Dodge at the crest of the bridge. A second trooper stopped to assist as well. One…
Read MoreCrash Near Snow Hill Leaves Pocomoke Woman Dead
A crash at Route 113 and Timmons Road near Snow Hill has left a Pocomoke woman dead. Maryland State Police says the driver of a pickup truck traveling southbound crossed the center line and collided with a Chevy van that was in the northbound lane. The driver of the van, 66 year old Charlotte Teter…
Read MoreMSP Charge Salisbury Driver with DUI After Crash on Bypass
A Salisbury man has been charged after a vehicle crash on the Salisbury Bypass at the Naylor Mill Road exit ramp. Maryland State Police say Nissan Versa rental car ended up under a guardrail – with heavy front-end damage and airbag deployment. Police smelled alcohol coming from the driver, 26 year old Kevin Menzel 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…
Read More4 Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic on Indian Mission Road Saturday
A four-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon snarled traffic on Indian Mission Road after 2 o’clock. Emergency personnel from Indian River Volunteer Fire Company and Sussex County Paramedics responded to the scene. Officials believe a Nissan tried to cross Indian Mission Road and was struck by a mini-van traveling north. The Nissan then struck a pickup truck…
Read MoreTwo Seriously Injured in Route 113 Crash South of Berlin
A crash on Route 113 south of Berlin Saturday morning just after 11 in the area of Goody Hill Road left two people injured. Maryland State Police were told by witnesses that a Cadillac began to swerve in the northbound lanes and then spun and crashed into the guard rail. The driver, 71 year old…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash on Route 13 in Delmar
Two people are in serious condition after a vehicle crash Saturday at Route 13 and Foskey Lane near Delmar. Delmar Police say a Chevy was westbound on Foskey Lane and crossed Route 13 into the path of a Pilot that was in the southbound lanes. The Pilot struck the side of the Chevy – trapping…
Read MoreThree Vehicle Crash in Salisbury Leaves 2 Dead & 5 Injured
A three vehicle crash Thursday night just before 10pm has left two people dead and 5 people injured. Maryland State Police say the crash occurred on Route 50 at Marquis Avenue. Police believe that a vehicle driven by 19 year old Kiana Baber of Salisbury crossed the center line of Route 50 and struck two…
Read MoreCrash Near Pocomoke Leaves Man Dead
A Pocomoke man is dead after a crash Wednesday night near Pocomoke. Maryland State Police say around 8:30 last night a Trailblazer driven by 26 year old Jesse Bowden crossed the center line on Lambertson Road and overturned in a field. Bowden was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the…
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