Author: Houston Stringer

GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred earlier this month in Georgetown. On August 19, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a Honda Pilot was traveling eastbound on Hardscrabble Road, east of Tyndall Road, when it left the roadway and entered a ditch. The vehicle traveled along the ditch, struck a tree, overturned several times, and then hit a second tree. The driver, 29-year-old Marco Lobos-Simaj of Georgetown, was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. He died on August 27, 2025, as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing its investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant A. Mitchell at (302) 703-3269, ...

BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – Delaware State Police have arrested 51-year-old Todd Kellner of Westminster, Maryland, for his fifth offense DUI following a traffic stop Friday night. On August 29, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the area of Seashore Highway and Sussex Highway in Bridgeville for reports of a black GMC Yukon swerving across lanes and driving below the speed limit. The vehicle was located southbound on Sussex Highway near Redden Road, where a trooper initiated a stop. Police identified the driver as Kellner and conducted a Standardized Field Sobriety Test. Troopers reported that Kellner showed numerous signs of impairment and took him into custody without incident. A computer check revealed he had four prior DUI convictions. Kellner was transpo...

GREENWOOD, DE – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred Friday morning in Greenwood. The crash happened on August 29, 2025, at approximately 7:10 a.m. A gray Kawasaki ZX6 motorcycle was traveling westbound on Beach Highway, west of Webb Farm Road, at a high rate of speed when it entered the eastbound lane to pass two vehicles. As the rider returned to the westbound lane, he lost control, causing the motorcycle to skid off the roadway and strike a utility pole. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle. The 39-year-old man from Dover was pronounced deceased at the scene. His identity is being withheld until next of kin are notified. The roadway was closed for about five hours while troopers investigated and cleared the scene...