Posts Tagged ‘fatal’
Update: Police ID Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Bridgeville
Update: Monday morning, Delaware State Police identified the person who died in a crash on Coverdale Road east of Bridgeville early Saturday as 19-year-old Leon Mann Jr. of Bridgeville. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A crash just after 1am Saturday has left one person dead. Delaware State Police say an SUV was speeding on Coverdale Road east of Bridgeville…
Read MoreUPDATED: Two Dead After Crash on Harbeson Road
UPDATED- 11:00 A.M. Wed.- Delaware State Police have released the names of two people killed in a crash on Harbeson Road Tuesday morning. 46-year-old Michelle Esworthy of Joppa, Maryland and 76-year-old Robert Dahms of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania both died at the scene. Police say Esworthy’s car crossed the center line of Harbeson Road and collided…
Read MoreCrash on Old Landing Road Near Rehoboth Leaves 1 Dead
A crash west of Rehoboth on Old Landing Road Friday, just after 6pm, left a Rehoboth Beach woman dead. Delaware State Police say a Mazda driven by an 86 year old Rehoboth woman was westbound on Old Landing Road, following behind a Lexus driven by a 17 year old man from Camden, DE. A vehicle…
Read MoreDSP Investigation Deadly Lincoln Crash
Delaware State Police are investigating a vehicle crash in the Lincoln area last night. Police say around 9:30pm a car driven by a 29 year old Ellendale man went off Greentop Road, struck a tree and rotated overturning on its side and caught fire. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected –…
Read MoreThree Vehicle Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 MSP Injured in Fruitland
A head-on crash involving three vehicles in Fruitland has left a New York man dead and two off-duty Maryland State Troopers injured. Maryland State Police continue to investigate but say Trooper Ashley Thoren from the Salisbury barracks reported that she and a trooper from the Princess Anne barracks were involved in a crash on Route…
Read MoreSussex County man pleads guilty to selling fatal heroin, fentanyl mix
A Sussex County man pleaded guilty to selling heroin laced with fentanyl that killed a Seaford woman. United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Roy Horsey, 28, of Sussex County, pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug offense, and admitted that he distributed a mixture of heroin and fentanyl that killed a Seaford woman in…
Read MoreUPDATED: Millsboro man killed in industrial accident in Rehoboth Beach
UPDATED 3-10-20: Delaware State Police have released the name of the Millsboro man who died last week in an industrial accident in Rehoboth Beach as 49 year old Frank Riemer. The investigation is continuing into the cause and manner of death. ========================================================== A Millsboro man was killed Thursday in an industrial accident in Rehoboth Beach.…
Read MoreCrash South of Georgetown Leaves 1 Dead
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash Saturday night just after 9pm in the southbound lanes of Route 113 south of Georgetown in the area of Arrow Safety Road. Police say a 75 year old man from Millsboro in a Chevy was southbound with a Hyundai just behind him in the other southbound lane. A…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Milford man injured, dog killed in brutal pit bull attack
A Milford man was injured and his dog was killed after they were brutally attacked by two pit bulls. The incident occurred on President’s Day as Bruce Lawton, 76, was groundskeeping the backyard of his home on Southeast 4th Street in Milford, next to the Little League complex. Lawton was cutting away overgrown branches at…
Read MoreRoute 1 Crash Near Eagles Crest Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Injured
UPDATE 2/11/20The driver of the Audi A3 who was injured in a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:51 p.m., February 8, 2020 on Coastal Highway in the area of Eagles Crest Road, has succumbed to his injuries. The driver, identified as 31-year-old Andrew S. Hengel of Newark, DE, was initially transported to…
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 MoreRoute 1 Crash near Milford Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
A crash at Route 1 in the area of Pine Haven Road near Lincoln is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say just before 1:30 a car was stopped on Pine Haven Road for the stop sign – then pulled out into the path of a pickup truck that was southbound on Coastal Highway. …
Read MoreChain Reaction Crash in Camden Leaves 1 Dead
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a four vehicle chain reaction crash that left one person dead in Camden Monday evening. Police say just before 6pm several vehicles were stopped or slowed for a traffic light on Route 13 at Thomas Harmon Drive when the driver of a Chevy Van failed to see the stopped…
Read MoreCrash Near Berlin Leaves 1 Dead
A Berlin man is dead after a single vehicle crash on Route 589/Racetrack Road at Taylorville Road Saturday afternoon. Witnesses told Maryland State Police that a truck driven by 63 year old Mark Teeters of Berlin was southbound on Racetrack Road when the truck left the roadway and struck a tree. Teeters was taken to…
Read MoreCrash on Route 13 North of Greenwood Leaves 1 Dead
Emergency personnel was called for a two vehicle crash on Route 13 in the area of Woodyard Road north of Greenwood around 6 Saturday evening. Delaware State Police say a Kia was in the crossover waiting to turn north on Route 13 when the driver, a 70 year old woman from Greenwood, pulled into the…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Crash North of Seaford
UPDATED – 10/28/19 – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in a crash on Sunday, October 27 on Bridgeville Highway north of Seaford, as 45 year-old William Miller of Seaford. The crash continues to remain under investigation. ===================================================== Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash this morning involving a pickup…
Read MoreUPDATE | One dead in serious crash that injured several in Bridgeville
One man has died in a crash that seriously injured several people last week in Bridgeville. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred around 12:44 p.m., Sunday as a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling eastbound on Seashore Highway, east of Oak Road. A 2015 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup, towing a trailer carrying…
Read MoreLaurel-area Church remembers pastor killed in crash near Easton
Abundant Life Church in Laurel is remembering their pastor, Shawn Willey who was killed in a crash Monday near Easton, Maryland. According to Maryland State Police, shortly before 8 a.m., Monday troopers were dispatched to single vehicle crash on southbound Route 329, just south of Loves Folly Farm Road near Easton, Maryland. Troopers arrived and…
Read MoreThree Dead after Overnight Crash North of Seaford
Three Seaford men are dead after a crash just after 1 this morning on Wesley Church Road south of Cannon Road north of Seaford. Delaware State Police say the driver of a Mercedes, 23 year old Austin Moore, lost control of the car and crossed the roadway where it struck and severed a utility pole.…
Read MoreSeaford 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 MoreUPDATE | Lewes man dies following bicycle crash on Route 1
A Lewes man has died after he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Route 1. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 11 when a 2017 Cadillac CTS was traveling in the right lane of northbound Coastal Highway, approaching the intersection of a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Frankford Bicycle Rider Dies after Struck by SUV Friday Night
UPDATED 9/22/19 8am – Delaware State Police have released the name of the man struck Friday night on Route 113 in Frankford. He is 62 year old Tony Townsend of Seaford. The investigation into the crash is continuing. =================================================== A 62 year old Frankford man is dead after he was struck on his bicycle just…
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 MoreMotorcycle crash claims 2 lives near Parsonsburg
Two are dead following a serious motorcycle crash near Parsonsburg, Maryland. According to Maryland State Police, shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, troopers from the Salisbury responded to Route 346 at Broad Street in Parsonsburg for a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Troopers arrived and learned that a 2017 Harley Davidson, driven by 24-year-old…
Read MoreWyoming woman killed in crash near Millsboro
A Wyoming, Delaware woman has died after she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree near Millsboro. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred around 11 a.m., Monday when a 2004 Honda Accord was traveling eastbound on Indian Town Road, east of Hudson Road, rounding a left curve at an…
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