Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

State Police Arrest Man for 7th DUI Following Crash in Milford

Date Posted: Monday, February 17th, 2025

Delaware State Police arrested 52-year-old Luis Rivera of Georgetown, Delaware, for his seventh DUI offense and other traffic-related offenses following a crash investigation early Monday morning.

On February 17, 2025, at approximately 12:39 a.m., troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Bay Road near Milford Neck Road. When troopers arrived, they observed a Ford F-250 with visible damage and deployed airbags.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the Ford F-250 was traveling northbound on Bay Road when it ran off the roadway, entered the yard of a residence in the 3000 block of Bay Road, and hit an electrical box, a mailbox, and a large tree before stopping.

Troopers made contact with the driver, Luis Rivera, who was still seated in the vehicle and showed signs of impairment. Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and took him to a nearby hospital for evaluation of a non-life-threatening injury. While at the hospital, troopers smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Rivera’s breath. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted, confirming further signs of impairment.

A computer search revealed that Rivera had six prior DUI convictions. Additionally, an inventory search of his vehicle revealed an empty alcoholic beverage bottle.

After being medically cleared, Rivera was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $13,001 cash bond.