DSP News Release:  Man Arrested for DUI after Striking Man on Skateboard

Location: DE Rt. 72 (Wrangle Hill Road), north of Porter Road, Bear, DE

Date of Occurrence:  Sunday, May 08, 2011 at 2:20 a.m.

Operators/Vehicles:

Operator: Charod Batts, 36, Middletown, DE

Vehicle: Lexus 350 (Unknown year)

Victim:

-Clifton Crouch, 18, Newark, DE

Resume:   

Bear- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Middletown man for DUI after he struck an 18 year old Newark man while he was on a skateboard in Newark early this morning.

The crash occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m. as Charod Batts, 36, was operating a Lexus 350 and was traveling southbound on DE Rt. 72 in the area of Porter Road. Batt’s vehicle struck Clifton Crouch, 18, who was riding on a skateboard in the roadway. Clifton was transported from the scene by EMS to the Christiana Hospital where he is currently being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Charod Batts was arrested and charged by troopers with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. He was not injured in the crash and stopped at the scene.

Released Sunday, May 08, 2011 at 8:35 a.m.