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Morning Crash Affects Commuters on US 13 Released-Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 New Castle-On today’s date shortly before 7:00 a.m., Troop 2 patrol officers responded to the area of southbound US 13 near Old State Road for reports of a single vehicle crash. An investigation revealed that a 1999 Volvo S80 (operated by Dwight Lacy, 51 of Wilmington) was traveling southbound on US 13 when it left the west edge of the roadway and struck a telephone pole. The impact of the crash caused the Volvo to flip onto its roof. The vehicle came to rest in the right lane of southbound US 13. Mr. Lacy was injured as a result of the crash, and was transported by ambulance to Christiana Hospital. He was treated and later released with non-life threatening injuries. Traffic on US 13 was affected for approximately one hour while the crash was being investigated and the roadway was being cleaned. Lacy was seat belted at the time of the crash, however, he was cited for inattentive driving. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. |
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