Posts Tagged ‘crash’
Update: DSP Identify Driver Killed In Crash With Tanker On Route 113
UPDATED – 2/5/21 6:45pm – Delaware State Police have identified the woman who died Wednesday when her vehicle collided with a tractor trailer on Route 113 at Arrow Safety Road. The crash occurred just before 2:30pm – police says for an unknown reason, a Toyota driven by 30 year old Angel Ruark of Seaford, left…
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Police: Man Stole Pick-Up Truck, Drove While Drunk, Crashed Twice
A Frankford man is accused of driving a stolen vehicle while drunk and crashing it – twice. Delaware State Police said the pick-up truck was reported stolen Sunday night and was involved in crashes on Roxana Road at Atlantic Avenue and on Shockley Town Road near Peppers Road. A trooper spotted the driver who was…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged after Harrington Crash
A Bridgeville man has been arrested on multiple criminal and traffic offenses after an early morning crash on Sunday. Delaware State Police say 21 year old Brandon Palmer was involved in a single-vehicle crash just after 4am on Route 13 in Harrington. Police smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle – an…
Read MoreUPDATED – Roadway has been Reopened; Crash Impacts Traffic On NB Route 113, Frankford
UPDATED 1pm – Roadway has been reopened =================================== A crash this morning has closed a portion of Route 113 northbound in Frankford. According to DelDOT, Route 113 northbound is currently closed in the area of Lazy Lagoon Road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. The incident is under investigation.
Read MoreUpdate – 2 Drivers Hurt In Route 1 Wreck
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash on Route 1 near Milton that sent two drivers to a hospital Tuesday morning. Police say a northbound pick-up truck driven by a 22-year-old Bethany Beach man traveled into the median near the Broadkill Bridge and struck a guardrail on the southbound side. Then the vehicle flipped several…
Read MoreCrash Friday Near Fruitland Leaves 1 Dead and 1 Injured
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash on the Route 13 Bypass south of the overpass for Route 13 Business in the Fruitland area Friday night after 9:30. Police found a Toyota 4Runner went off the roadway in a curve and struck the guardrails and then overturned – both people in the SUV were ejected.…
Read MoreUpdate: 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 MorePickup Truck Rolls Over On Mt. Joy Rd.
A vehicle roll-over accident in Millsboro sent one person to a hospital early Monday.Delaware State Police are investigating the overnight crash on Mount Joy Road near Cordrey Road.Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded.The roof was cut off the pick-up truck to allow a 21-year-old woman to get out.She was taken to a…
Read MoreDriver Charged With 5th DUI Following Coastal Hwy Crash
A crash on Coastal Highway north of Holland Glade Road leaves a 61-year-old Rehoboth Beach man in critical condition. One driver, from Maryland, faces his fifth DUI offense. Delaware State Police say 49-year-old William Williams of Edgewood, Maryland struck another vehicle that was in front of him, sending it across the southbound lanes of travel.…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Milton Crash
A two-vehicle wreck sent two people to the hospital Tuesday. Delaware State Police say a vehicle heading westbound on Route 9 turned left at Harbeson Road into the path of an eastbound pick-up truck. A passenger in the car, a 20-year-old woman from New Providence Pennsylvania, was taken first to Beebe Medical Center, then transferred…
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 MoreBystanders Rescue Driver From Burning Mail Truck
(Update provided by Delaware State Police Tuesday Morning) A fiery wreck sends three people to hospitals and engulfs a U.S. Mail delivery truck in flames. Delaware State Police say at about 5:19 Monday afternoon, the mail truck was traveling westbound on Laurel Road just east of Prettyman Avenue. For unknown reasons, the mail truck crossed…
Read MoreSuspect Crashes Into Ocean View Patrol Car During Arrest Attempt
A suspect crashed into an occupied Ocean View Police squad car during an attempt to arrest him early Wednesday, according to Ocean View Police. Police said Thursday that a South Bethany Police officer saw a man parked at Royal Farms on Atlantic Avenue early Wednesday. Suspicions were aroused, and a check determined the vehicle’s registration…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Sought For Crash That Injured Ex-Girlfriend
Crashes Disrupt Morning Commute
At least two accidents have been causing delays this morning. One crash occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Route 13 at Concord Road in Seaford. Also, Beach Highway (Route 16) was closed in the area of Owens Road and Hunters Cove Road in Greenwood because of an accident.
Read MoreFiery Crash at Argos Corner Sends 4 to the Hospital
Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash near Argos Corner Saturday night. Police say for unknown reasons a Durango left southbound Route 1 – struck the guard rail and bridge – crossed the highway and overturned in the median several times. Eight people in the SUV were able to escape before the vehicle…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash Near Felton
Two people were injured after a single vehicle crash Friday night near Killens Pond State Park. Delaware State Police say a Tahoe, driven by a 40 year old man from Camden-Wyoming struck a tree at the intersection of Killens Pond Road and Scrap Tavern Road. Neither the driver or 44 year old female passenger from…
Read MoreJuvenile Stole Car, Crashed Into Police Vehicle
A juvenile is charged with crashing a stolen vehicle into a Delaware State Police patrol vehicle in Greenwood. State Police say the 14-year-old male from Washington D.C. was in a car that was reported stolen from a gas station in Millsboro Wednesday as he traveled northbound on Route 13 north of Route 16. The teen…
Read MoreCrash Knocks Down Pole, Wires In Seaford Area
A vehicle crashed into a pole early this morning in the 22,000-block of Coverdale Road in the Seaford area. The road is closed to traffic in the area. Delaware Electric Cooperative is also responding to a power outage in the area. DelDOT says Coverdale Road is closed in the area of Hastings Farm Road.
Read MoreFiery Crash on Old Furnace Road West of Georgetown Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
Chicken Truck Overturns Near Bridgeville
Two trucks and a car were involved in an early-morning collision near Bridgeville that left a chicken truck overturned. The truck’s cargo of live chickens spilled into the roadway at Route 404 and Coverdale Road, according to Delaware State Police. The accident occurred shortly before 5:00 a.m. Wednesday. One passenger in the car was injured.…
Read MoreUpdate: 3-Vehicle Wreck In Dagsboro Injures 4 People
Delaware State Police are investigating the cause of a three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning at Route 113 and Swamp Road in Dagsboro. According to troopers, a northbound vehicle struck two other vehicles at about 8:00 a.m. One of the vehicles overturned. One of the vehicles that was struck was crossing Route 113 at the time. The…
Read MoreWreck Closes Route 113 In Dagsboro
A multi-vehicle crash closed a portion of Route 113 (Dupont Boulevard) in Dagsboro Wednesday. The crash occurred just after 8:00 a.m. at Route 113 and Swamp Road, according to Delaware State Police and DelDOT. Traffic was impacted for several hours. The cause of the crash is under investigation
Read MorePortion of Redden Rd. Closed Due To Crash
A crash has shut down a portion of Redden Road in the Bridgeville area. Delaware State Police say the wreck occurred late this morning. EMS crews and police have responded. Redden Road was closed east of Cedars Corner Road. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
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