Stolen Vehicle Crashes into Tombstone in Police Chase in Seaford; Lincoln Man on the Run
Delaware State Police need your help in finding a 26-year-old Lincoln man, after a report of a stolen motor vehicle. At about 5:20 p.m. yesterday, Delaware State Police were called to Tharp Road in Seaford and responded to the report. A 62-year-old man told the arriving trooper that his friend saw and followed the stolen red 1990 Jeep Wrangler in the area of Hastings Farm Road and Concord Pond Road. The trooper located the Jeep traveling southbound on Concord Pond Road. The Jeep accelerated and continued speeding as the trooper tried to catch up to it with the emergency equipment activated. The driver, identified as Dashaun Truitt, crashed into a tombstone before striking a tree, disabling the Jeep. He fled from the stolen vehicle in the area of Henry Drive and Church Road, Seaford, Delaware. Police are still looking for him. He is described as a black man, about 6’1”, and approximately 265 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
Dashaun Truitt
Additional Information from the Delaware State Police:
Truitt has an active warrant for the following crimes:
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Felony)
- Criminal Mischief More than $5000 (Felony)
- Disregard a Police Officer Signal (Felony)
- Resisting Arrest
- Damaging a Burial Place
- Criminal Mischief Less than $1000
- Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree
- Numerous Traffic Offenses
Anyone with information regarding Truitt’s whereabouts is asked to contact Trooper First Class B. Pellegrini by calling (302) 337-1090. Information may also be provided by sending a Private Facebook Message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
