UPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Crash on Route 13 in Harrington

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UPDATED – 01/09/23 1:15pm – The Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a fatal accident that occurred in Harrington on January 7 as 1 year old Andrew Smith of Denton, Maryland. =============================================================== UPDATED – 01/07/23 4pm – A one year old boy from Denton has died from injuries received in a…

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UPDATED: Laurel Pedestrian Killed in Crash on Route 13 near Laurel

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UPDATED – 10/13/22 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died during a fatal pedestrian collision on October 11, 2022, in the Laurel area as 36 year old Terrence Deshields of Laurel. ================================================================ A Laurel man is dead after he was struck by a car just before 10 Tuesday night on Route 13…

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Seaford Woman Dies Following Route 13 Crash

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Delaware State Police have identified the Seaford woman who died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash on Route 13 early Saturday morning. State Police said a northbound driver of a Jeep swerved to get around a pick-up truck, but collided with the back of the pick-up truck near Camp Road. The Jeep…

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Crash Involving Car, Truck Claims One Life

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A crash on Route 13 in the Harrington area involving a truck tractor pulling a trailer and a car Wednesday morning claimed the life of a passenger in the car, an 18-year-old Millsboro woman. According to Delaware State Police, the truck was stopped in the left turn lane median crossover on Route 13 northbound Wednesday…

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Crash North of Harrington Leaves 1 Dead and 6 Injured

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A Bridgeville man is dead after a crash Saturday night north of Harrington.  Delaware State Police say a Honda driven by a 31 year old Marydel man was in the left turn lane on Route 13 at Hopkins Cemetery Road and began crossing the southbound lanes into the path of an SUV that was southbound…

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Del. State Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Felton

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UPDATED – 1/7/22 8am – Police have identified the victim as 55 year old Tonya Coleman of Harrington, who was named in the Dover Police Department Gold Alert earlier this week. ================================================================= A 55-year-old Harrington woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle while on foot on Route 13 in Felton. According to Delaware…

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Harrington Woman Killed In Crash On Route 13

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A 47-year-old Harrington woman has died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash on Route 13 southbound near Paradise Alley Road. Delaware State Police said shortly before 1:30 Monday afternoon, the car started to veer off the west edge of the roadway. The driver tried to regain control, but the vehicle started to…

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UPDATED: Clayton Man Dies After Camden Motorcycle Crash

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UPDATED – 10/10/21 – 9:50am – Delaware State Police have identified the individual who died in a fatal motorcycle crash on October 8, 2021, as 57-year-old Alfred DeSomma of Clayton, DE. This collision remains under investigation by the Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information regarding the crash should contact Master…

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Firefly Festival Returns, And So Does The Traffic

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The Firefly Music Festival returns to The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway Thursday. Thousands of guests camp out for the four-day event, which was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to DelDOT, motorists should anticipate delays on Route 13 and Delaware Route 1 at various times through the weekend. The Transportation Management…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Truck In Seaford

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A man is dead after apparently walking into the path of a tractor trailer on northbound Route 13, just south of Brickyard Road in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, the accident Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of 46-year-old Edward Hamorski, whose last known address is Jacksonville, North Carolina. The driver of the northbound truck,…

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Delmar Fire Truck, Tractor Trailer Collide On Route 13

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Delmar Police are investigating an accident involving a local fire department truck and a tractor trailer on Route 13 near Line Road. The collision Tuesday morning left several people with minor injuries. The Delmar Fire Department said in a social media post that all fire personnel involved were home and resting later in the afternoon,…

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UPDATE: Motorcyclist Killed In Kent Co. Crash

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UPDATE – 05/22/21 9:15am – Delaware State Police have released the name of the man who died in a motorcycle crash Thursday evening near Harrington. Police say a Yamaha operated by 22 year old William Thompson of Camden was southbound on South DuPont Highway approaching State Fair Boulevard at a high rate of speed. The…

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Road Rage Incident Leads To Stabbing, Arrest

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A suspect is in custody in connection with a stabbing at a Royal Farms that may have resulted from a road rage incident on Route 13 in Kent County. According to Felton Police, someone was discovered with a stab wound to the abdominal area Sunday. An investigation revealed that the victim got into a fight…

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Delmar, Md. Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash

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A man who was operating a motorcycle has died of injuries suffered in a wreck on Sussex Highway (Route 13) near the Delaware state line. According to Delaware State Police, the southbound motorcyclist approached the intersection with Allen’s Mill Road Sunday afternoon, when a stopped SUV moved into the intersection and collided with the motorcyclist.…

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Man Lying On Route 13 Struck, Killed By Vehicle

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A 65-year-old Felton man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on southbound Route 13.Delaware State Police say at about 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, a 28-year-old man was driving southbound in the left lane near Bork Drive when he struck someone who apparently was already lying in the roadway. The driver did not see him,…

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DSP Release Names in Fatal Harrington Crash

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UPDATED – 8/24/20 – Delaware State Police have identified the names of the of the individuals who died in a crash on August 21, 2020, on  southbound DuPont Highway (US 13) at State Fair Boulevard, as 81-year-old Joyce E. Thompson of Lincoln, DE and 80-year-old Terry L. Troutman of Lincoln, DE. The crash continues to…

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Seaford Woman Charged with 7th DUI

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A Seaford woman has been charged with her 7th offense DUI after a vehicle crash near Bridgeville. Delaware State Police say 39 year old Melissa Jurado of Seaford was found near her vehicle around 3:30 Saturday morning – and showed signs of impairment. Police also detected an odor of alcohol. A DUI investigation was started…

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9 Months After Store Robbery Attempt, Suspect Arrested

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A Salisbury man is charged with the attempted robbery of a convenience store in Harrington nine months ago. Delaware State Police said Monday that 32-year-old David A. Phillips was being held in Maryland on unrelated charges. He was extradited to Delaware August 7th. Last November 12th, someone approached a store employee at the register of…

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Chain Reaction Crash in Camden Leaves 1 Dead

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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…

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UPDATED: Crash in Bridgeville Leaves 1 Dead and DNREC Mopping Up Large Fuel Spill

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UPDATED – 11/4/19 – 11am – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in the crash on Sunday, November 3 at Route 13 and Redden Road in Bridgeville, as 49-year-old Isaias Perez of Bridgeville. The crash remains under investigation. ======================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/3/19 – One lane of southbound Route 13 has reopened…

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Traffic Stop in Wicomico County Leads to Drug Arrest

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A traffic stop around 2:30 Saturday morning by Maryland State Police on Route 13 in Wicomico County led to the arrest of 3 men.  Police saw the driver make an unsafe lane change and continued to drive in an unsafe manner and Troopers stopped the vehicle.  Police spotted marijuana on the driver’s sweater and then…

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