Posts Tagged ‘DUI’
Impaired Driving Simulator Hits The Roads In Del.
Delaware has its first Impaired Driving Simulator Program. The Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement received a grant of $140,000 from Highmark Delaware to help purchase the simulator, which replicates the experience of driving while impaired or distracted. Vision, braking and steering are among driver functions that are impacted. The simulator will be deployed…
Read MoreWrong-Way Driver Arrested, Charged With DUI And Other Offenses
A pursuit with police has resulted in several charges against a Lincoln man. According to Delaware State Police, a trooper responded to Bay Road in the area of Kitts Hummock Road Sunday night for a report of a vehicle going northbound in the southbound lane. The driver ignored the officer’s attempts to get him to…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged After Traffic Stop in Lewes
Delaware State Police arrested 30 year old Andre Hallett, of Millsboro, early Thursday morning during a traffic stop in Lewes. On August 26 at approximately 1:54 a.m., troopers were dispatched to Wawa on Dartmouth Drive, for a report of a vehicle striking a barrier in the parking lot. When troopers arrived on scene, they located the vehicle…
Read MoreDisorderly Man Arrested on Weapons Charges and DUI Near Millsboro
Delaware State Police were called to McDonald’s on Plaza Drive near Long Neck Sunday night for a disorderly person . Police say 53 year old Jacob Burke was being disorderly in the drive-thru when two patrons contacted him about his behavior. He followed them to their vehicle carrying a large knife. The man got out…
Read MoreDisorderly Man Charged with a 4th Offense DUI and other Offenses
Delaware State Police were called to McDonald’s on Plaza Drive near Long Neck Sunday night for a disorderly person . Police say 53 year old Jacob Burke was being disorderly in the drive-thru when two patrons contacted him about his behavior. He followed them to their vehicle carrying a large knife. The man got out…
Read MoreMan Tased Following Police Pursuit
A Kent County man is facing DUI and numerous other offenses following a pursuit with police in Harrington. An officer tried to stop a driver for a traffic violation on South DuPont Highway over the weekend. According to Harrington Police, the driver kept going and ignored the officer’s sirens and lights. The man got out…
Read MoreTraffic Stop Leads To Laurel Man’s Arrest For Drugs-Weapons Charges
A Laurel man is facing weapons-and-drug related charges following a traffic stop in Seaford. According to Delaware State Police, troopers on patrol Wednesday afternoon stopped a vehicle with an expired registration. They discovered that its operator was the subject of an active capias for failure to appear in Justice of the Peace Court. State Police…
Read MoreFelton Man Charged after Crash Near Milton
A Felton man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Police say a pickup truck driven by 23 year old Dylan Martin of Felton went off northbound Coastal Highway in the area of Broadkill Road near Milton and struck a tree. A passing motorist located Martin in…
Read MoreGreenwood Man Charged With Assaulting Woman With Firearm
A Greenwood man faces charges in connection with an assault that resulted in a female acquaintance being injured. Delaware State Police say an investigation determined that 43-year-old Dennis Buckley struck a 42-year-old woman in the upper body with a firearm several times. The woman was treated for serious injuries at a local urgent care center.…
Read MoreDel. Suspect In Domestic Burglary Arrested Following Pursuit Into Md.
A man will be extradited from Maryland to Delaware to face charges of burglary, violation of a protection order, DUI and several traffic offenses. Dover Police said a woman called police when she discovered that the man was in her home Sunday night. Officers found no sign of forced entry, but tried to stop 41-year-old…
Read MoreCash, Cocaine Seized During Wicomico Co. Traffic Stop
A near-collision with a Maryland State Police trooper’s vehicle has led to a Salisbury man’s arrest on drug-related charges. State Police said the driver swerved to avoid colliding with the patrol vehicle in the area of College Lane Thursday night. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and investigation. According to State Police, a search turned…
Read MoreCrash Leads To Driver’s Arrest For DUI, Drugs – Weapons Charges
A crash investigation has led to a Bridgeville man’s arrest for DUI and drugs-and-weapons charges. Delaware State Police said troopers responded to a reported crash in the 13,000-block of Deer Forest Road early Saturday, and found a car in a ditch. Police said the troopers saw a black handgun on the driver’s side floorboard as…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Weapons Charges After Traffic Stop
A Greenwood man is facing weapon-and-traffic related charges after being pulled over while driving on the shoulder of Beach Highway over the weekend. Delaware State Police said the smell of alcohol led to a DUI investigation. During the investigation, police said 57-year-old Kevin Drummond was found to be carrying a concealed loaded .380 handgun with…
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged With DUI, Resisting Arrest
A Bridgeville man has been arrested on multiple offenses following a hit and run accident. Delaware State Police said troopers determined that a pick-up truck with a trailer attached crossed the center line of Seaford Road Tuesday night and collided with a work van. The pick-up driver kept going, and the other driver was not…
Read MoreMagnolia Woman Arrested on 4th DUI
A Magnolia woman has been arrested after leading Delaware State Police in a pursuit early Friday morning. Police spotted a car without a registration plate just after midnight on South DuPont Highway in Dover and initiated at traffic stop. However the vehicle drove off with its headlights off at a high rate of speed –…
Read MorePolice: 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 MoreBlades Man Charged With DUI Following Police Pursuit
A police pursuit has led to the arrest of a Blades man. Delaware State Police said the driver kept going after ignoring a stop sign on Oak Road at Seashore Highway in Bridgeville Monday night, and failing to stop when a trooper activated his emergency equipment. According to police, 47-year-old Andre Mifflin committed numerous traffic…
Read MoreDUI Suspect Resists Arrest, Crashes Into Traffic
A Felton man who was found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle is facing charges after Smyrna Police said the man nearly struck them with his vehicle. According to Police, 25-year-old Mazen Faraj of Felton became combative when he was awakened by police, in the vehicle along Route 13. Police said Faraj sped away…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested For 5th DUI
A Georgetown man is facing his fifth DUI offense. Delaware State Police say a trooper pulled over a vehicle on Sussex Highway near Newton Road in Bridgeville Monday afternoon for speeding and failing to remain in a single lane. The smell of alcohol led to a DUI investigation and a computer check determined the driver…
Read More‘Burnout’ Driver Arrested On A Variety Of Charges
A man who was doing screeching burnouts on Deer Forest Road is facing charges.Delaware State Police say a homeowner observed the activity and shined a flashlight toward the pick-up truck to identify the driver.The vehicle started to slide toward him, at which point the 65-year-old man threw the flashlight at the vehicle’s bumper.According to State…
Read MoreSuspect Accused Of Ramming Squad Car, Assaulting K9
A Millsboro man faces charges following a pursuit with Delaware State Police following an incident in which he is accused of assaulting a police K-9 and deliberately striking a police vehicle.Troopers say a man kept going after a trooper tried to pull him over suspicion of reckless driving and DUI on Holland Road inside Holly…
Read MoreLincoln Man Charged With 6th DUI
A Lincoln man is charged with his sixth offense DUI and other traffic offenses after being pulled over by Lewes Police.Police say the driver was stopped for speeding during an enforcement initiative Monday morning on Savannah Road near Shields Elementary School.Police suspected him to be driving under the influence.Police say 54-year-old Richard Moore failed a…
Read MoreDSP Charge Rehoboth Man with DUI after Sideswiping Trooper’s Tahoe
A DSP Tahoe making a traffic stop was sideswiped by another vehicle just after midnight Saturday morning on Old Landing Road. The Trooper was just getting back into the vehicle when it was struck – the trooper was not injured but the driver’s side door was damaged. The Chrysler that struck the Trooper was also…
Read MoreMan Operating Lawnmower Erratically Charged With 5th DUI
A Greenwood man is facing his fifth DUI offense after troopers responded to complaints Tuesday of a man operating a lawnmower, traveling through yards and acting disorderly. Delaware State Police received a report that a man was lying in the grass near a lawnmower on the side of Webb Farm Road in Lincoln. Responding troopers…
Read MoreDriver Charged In Connection With Fatal Crash
Update: Delaware State Police have identified the person who died in a head-on crash on Chaplains Chapel Road, in which the other driver is facing charges. 40-year-old Kimberly Linnae Billie Brown of Bridgeville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Monday evening. A two-vehicle wreck near Bridgeville killed one person Monday and resulted…
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