DSP News Release:  Five Injured in Delmar Crash

Location: Northbound US Rt. 13 (Sussex Highway) at Dorothy Road (CR 64), Delmar, DE

Date of Occurrence:  Friday, December 31, 2010 at 10:45 p.m.

Operators/Vehicles:

-Operator #1: Christopher Moorefield, 24, Delmar, DE

-Vehicle #1: 2011 Ford F-150

-Operator #2: Amber M. Bennett, 16, Delmar, DE

-Vehicle #2: 2006 Pontiac G6

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Delmar- The Delaware State Police investigated a two vehicle crash in which five people were injured late Friday night.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. last night as Amber M. Bennett, 16, of Delmar, DE was operating a 2006 Pontiac G6 and was traveling in an eastbound direction on CR 64 attempting to cross US Rt. 13. After crossing into the median, Bennett failed to stop at a stop sign and entered into the northbound lanes of Rt. 13 where her vehicle was struck by a 2011 Ford F-150 pick up truck that was being operated by Christopher Moorefield, 24, of Delmar, DE. After the collision, Moorefield’s truck traveled off of the roadway and overturned. Bennett’s vehicle continued traveling in a northeast direction into a ditch where it came to rest.

Christopher Moorefield, Amber Bennett, and two passengers in Bennett’s vehicle were all transported from the scene by EMS to the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where they were treated for various non life threatening injuries. A third passenger in Bennett’s vehicle, a 16 year old Delmar female, was flown by helicopter to the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE where she was treated for head injuries. Her condition is unknown at this time.

Amber Bennett was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign, and No Proof of Insurance. She was issued a summons and released. The roadway was closed for approximately one hour as the crash was investigated and cleared.

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Released Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 6:50 p.m.