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1 injured in Smyrna SUV crash

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Delaware Free News

SMYRNA, DELAWARE (5/2/2016) One person was injured Sunday when an SUV snapped a utility pole in Smyrna, authorities said. The crash was reported at 7:21 p.m. at 979 Duck Creek […]

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44-year-old man in serious condition after Route 1 crash

April 30, 2016May 2, 2016 Delaware Free News

TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (4/30/2016) A 44-year-old man was in serious but stable condition after he was trapped in his vehicle after a crash on southbound Route 1 this afternoon east of […]

No one was injured but the building was heavily damaged about 12:30 p.m. today when an elderly woman backed an SUV into The Creeks at Marshallton Apartments. New Castle County police were on the scene and awaiting a building inspector before removing the vehicle. (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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SUV damages apartment building

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Delaware Free News

         

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14-year-old boy struck, killed on U.S. 13

April 27, 2016 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A 14-year-old boy was killed when he stepped into traffic and was struck by a car on U.S. 13 near New Castle this afternoon, authorities said. Tyler […]

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Driver trapped in wreckage in Wilmington crash

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A driver was trapped in the wreckage when his car struck a steel utility pole on the Washington Street Bridge late Tuesday night, according to reports from the […]

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28-year-old man killed in Concord Pike SUV crash

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 Delaware Free News

BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A 28-year-old man was killed when his SUV struck a stone wall and overturned on Concord Pike (U.S. 202) early today, Delaware State Police said. The […]

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Truck flips, spills gravel in Ogletown

April 26, 2016 Delaware Free News

 

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Glasgow accident brings down power lines

April 25, 2016 Delaware Free News

   

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Southbound I-95 lanes reopened

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 Delaware Free News

Lane closures caused delays on southbound Interstate 95 near Newark. (Photo: Delaware Free News) NEWARK, DELAWARE (4/26/2016) All lanes of southbound Interstate 95 approaching Route 896 near Newark have been reopened, […]

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4 hurt in Route 1 crash

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Delaware Free News

Several vehicles were involved in a crash on northbound Route 1 near School House Road overpass. (Photo: Delaware Free News) DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE (4/24/2016) Four people were injured in a […]

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3 hurt in Glasgow crash

April 23, 2016 Delaware Free News

GLASGOW, DELAWARE (4/23/2016) Three people were injured, one of them seriously, when a pickup truck and car collided in Glasgow on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened about 3:25 […]

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1 hurt when car, school bus collide

April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Delaware Free News

SEAFORD, DELAWARE (4/23/2016) The driver of a car was injured when it collided with the rear of a stopped school bus southeast of Seaford on Friday, the Delaware State Police […]

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1 dead, 3 hurt in Route 1 crash

April 19, 2016 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/19/2016) A 58-year-old Harrington man died this morning and three others were injured in a crash on Route 1 in Milford, the Delaware State Police said. The accident […]

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37-year-old man dies in fiery Mini Cooper crash

April 19, 2016 Delaware Free News

DELMAR, DELAWARE (4/19/2016) A 37-year-old Laurel man died after his car crashed and burst into flames northwest of Delmar, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The accident happened about […]

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2 injured in Smiths Bridge Road crash

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Delaware Free News

CENTREVILLE, DELAWARE (4/18/2016) Two people were injured this morning when an SUV went off Smiths Bridge Road and struck a boulder and tree, then overturned, according to reports from the scene. […]

Car and school bus collided on Old Baltimore Pike at Albe Drive. (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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Car flips in crash with school bus; man in serious condition

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Delaware Free News

BEAR, DELAWARE (4/18/2016) One man was taken to a hospital after the car he was in collided with a school bus and overturned on Old Baltimore Pike this morning, authorities said. The […]

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39-year-old man charged with 3rd DUI

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Delaware Free News

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/18/2016) A 39-year-old Seaford-area man was charged with a third-offense DUI, Harrington police said this morning. Ithamar Blanchard, 39, of the 25000 block of Pine Road, was stopped for […]

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1 dead, 2 hurt in Route 10 crash

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 Delaware Free News

WOODSIDE, DELAWARE (4/17/2016) One person was killed and two others injured this afternoon when two cars collided nearly head-on west of Woodside, the Delaware State Police said. The crash happened about […]

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Man struck on Route 4 was drunk, police say

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Delaware Free News

STANTON, DELAWARE (4/14/2016) A 55-year-old man was in serious but stable condition after being struck by a minivan Wednesday night in Stanton, authorities said. The pedestrian accident happened about 8:35 p.m. […]

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Man in serious condition after car, motorcycle collide

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/14/2016) A motorcyclist  was in serious condition after colliding with a car near New Castle on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash happened about 11 a.m. at West Basin […]

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24-year-old man in critical condition after crash

April 12, 2016 Delaware Free News

  CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (4/12/2016) A 24-year-old man was in critical condition after being trapped in his car following a crash with a pickup truck Monday evening, authorities said. One other […]

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Teen charged with ramming Wilmington police SUV in stolen pickup

April 11, 2016 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/11/2016) A 14-year-old boy was arrested Sunday after ramming a Wilmington police vehicle with a stolen pickup truck, authorities said. Officers on patrol in the area of Fifth […]

North Old State Road south of Milford (Photo: Google maps)
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Milford police release details of traffic stop before fatal crash

April 11, 2016 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/11/2016) Milford police said this morning they had lost contact with an SUV that fled a traffic stop in the city before it crashed, killing the driver. The accident […]

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Trooper released from hospital after Stanton crash; other driver admitted

April 10, 2016April 11, 2016 Delaware Free News

  STANTON, DELAWARE (4/10/2016) A Delaware State Police cruiser and another car collided in Stanton late this afternoon, sending both drivers to a hospital, according to reports from the scene. […]

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Magnolia man dies after Route 1 crash near Rehoboth Beach

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (4/10/2016) A 55-year-old Magnolia man who declined medical treatment after a minor crash on Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach later died of injuries attributed to the accident, […]

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2 officers hurt in head-on crash with stolen SUV; driver arrested

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 Delaware Free News

EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (4/10/2016) Two New Castle County police officers were injured in a head-on crash with a stolen SUV that police had been pursuing, authorities said Saturday. A Smyrna man […]

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Crash on Maryland Avenue

April 10, 2016 Delaware Free News
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62-year-old man dies after U-turn crash on U.S. 13

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 Delaware Free News

  NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/9/2016) A 62-year-old man died of his injuries following a U-turn crash near New Castle, the Delaware State Police reported today. The accident happened April 2 […]

North Old State Road south of Milford (Photo: Google maps)
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Man dies in crash after fleeing police

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (4/9/2016) A 35-year-old man was killed when the SUV he was driving crashed into trees south of Milford after fleeing from city police, Delaware State Police said this […]

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2 seriously injured when car hits deer in Greenville

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 Delaware Free News

GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (4/7/2016) A man and a woman were seriously injured this morning when a car struck a deer, went off the road and hit a stone wall in Greenville, according […]

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4 hurt in U.S. 13 crash near Camden; state police car involved

April 6, 2016April 7, 2016 Delaware Free News

CAMDEN, DELAWARE (4/6/2016) A crash that sent four people to a hospital and involving a Delaware State Police patrol car closed southbound U.S. 13 along Camden’s eastern border for about three hours this morning, […]

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Man struck by car in critical condition

April 6, 2016 Delaware Free News

MILTON, DELAWARE (4/6/2016) A 30-year-old man struck by a car south of Milton was in critical condition, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The accident was reported at 9:37 p.m. […]

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44-year-old man killed in crash; teen injured

April 4, 2016 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (4/4/2016) A 44-year-old man was killed in a two-car crash west of Dover, the Delaware State Police reported Sunday. A 19-year-old driver was injured. The accident happened about […]

Crash on U.S. 13 in front of Airport Plaza (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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4 hurt in U.S. 13 crash at Airport Plaza

April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 Delaware Free News

  NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/2/2016) Four people were injured in a crash on U.S. 13 this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened about 2:15 p.m. in […]

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Delaware man charged after Maryland chase, crash on Bay Bridge

March 31, 2016April 1, 2016 Delaware Free News

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND (3/31/2016) Maryland State Police have charged a Delaware man who they say refused  to stop for police in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties and was taken into custody […]

Firetruck and car collided on U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) at Brookmont Drive in Bear. (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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1 injured in Bear firetruck crash; U.S. 40 lanes closed

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Delaware Free News

BEAR, DELAWARE (3/31/2016) One person was injured this morning in a collision involving a car and a firetruck, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 7 a.m. […]

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Woman, 23, killed in U.S. 13 crash

March 27, 2016 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/27/2016) A 23-year-old woman died early today after her motorized bicycle collided with a pickup truck north of Dover, the Delaware State Police said. The accident happened just after […]

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4 taken to hospital after Newport crash

March 27, 2016March 27, 2016 Delaware Free News

NEWPORT, DELAWARE (3/27/2016) Four people were taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in Newport early today, according to reports from the scene. The collision involving two vehicles happened about […]

Southbound Route 141 at Exit 3A for northbound I-95
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Bicyclist critically injured in crash with truck on Route 141

March 26, 2016 Delaware Free News

NEWPORT, DELAWARE (3/26/2016) A 38-year-old man was in critical condition after his bicycle collided with a box truck on Route 141 near Newport, the Delaware State Police said this morning. […]

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Woman critically injured in Route 299 crash near Middletown

March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 Delaware Free News

MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (3/26/2016) A 71-year-old Townsend woman was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash along Middletown’s eastern border, the New Castle County police reported early today. The other driver also was […]

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2-vehicle crash shuts Route 299 near Middletown

March 25, 2016March 26, 2016 Delaware Free News

UPDATED STORY: County police say both drivers survived, one in critical condition MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (3/25/2016) A two-vehicle crash this afternoon closed Route 299 east of Middletown, the Delaware State Police said. […]

Two tractor-trailers collided on southbound Route 896 just north of U.S. 40 in Glasgow. (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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1 driver cited in Glasgow tractor-trailer crash

March 24, 2016March 26, 2016 Delaware Free News

  GLASGOW, DELAWARE (3/24/2016) One driver suffered minor injuries in the crash of two tractor-trailers this morning on Route 896 just north of U.S. 40 in Glasgow, the Delaware State Police […]

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Multi-vehicle crash slows northbound I-95 near Route 141

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/24/2016) A multi-vehicle crash is slowing northbound Interstate 95 traffic just south of Route 141 near New Castle, according to reports from the scene. A trash truck reportedly […]

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34-year-old man dies in U.S. 9 crash

March 23, 2016 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (3/23/2016) A 34-year-old man died when his minivan struck a tree along U.S. 9 (County Seat Highway) east of Laurel, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The […]

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Car fire shuts southbound Route 1 at south Smyrna

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Delaware Free News

  SMYRNA, DELAWARE (3/22/2016) A car fire caused delays this morning on southbound Route 1 at the south Smyrna exit. The fire was just south of the interchange, behind the Rommel […]

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Rollover crash on westbound I-295 is cleared

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Delaware Free News

  NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/21/2016) A crash involving three vehicles closed westbound Interstate 295 late this afternoon, jamming commuter traffic for more than 90 minutes, according to reports from the […]

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Pickup driver, seriously injured, charged with DUI in I-495 crash

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Delaware Free News

EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (3/21/2016) The driver of a pickup truck that crashed and overturned onto its roof Sunday night on Interstate 495 was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, Delaware […]

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At least 2 hurt in I-495 rollover crash

March 20, 2016March 21, 2016 Delaware Free News

  UPDATED STORY: Pickup driver, seriously injured, charged with DUI in I-495 rollover crash   EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (3/20/2016) At least two people were injured when a pickup truck crashed and […]

Accident scene at Vandever Avenue and Northeast Boulevard (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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Man in serious condition after Wilmington crash

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/20/2016) A man was in serious condition  after his car crashed in Wilmington this morning, authorities said. The crash happened about 11:20 a.m. at Vandever Avenue and Northeast […]

Delaware State Police say motorcyclist was struck from rear by one Jeep SUV, then bike was pushed into another on Route 273 at Old Baltimore Pike. (Photo: Delaware Free News)
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25-year-old man critically injured in Route 273 motorcycle, SUV crash

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 Delaware Free News

  CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (3/20/2016) A 25-year-old Newark man was in critical condition Saturday after his motorcycle was struck from behind by an SUV on Christiana Road (Route 273), the Delaware State Police said. […]

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