Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

State Police Arrest Harrington Man for Vehicular Assault Following a Single-Vehicle Crash in Greenwood

Date Posted: Saturday, September 27th, 2025

Delaware State Police have arrested 27-year-old Ivory Brown of Harrington, Delaware, for vehicular assault, DUI, and related charges following a single-vehicle crash that occurred last night in Greenwood.

On September 26, 2025, at approximately 11:21 p.m., troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on the 6500 block of Hickman Road in Greenwood. When troopers arrived, they contacted Ivory Brown, identified as the driver of a Ford Edge, involved in the crash. While speaking to him, troopers smelled an odor of alcoholic beverages and observed other signs of impairment. Brown was treated by EMS but refused transport to the hospital. After Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, he was taken into custody without incident.

The preliminary crash investigation revealed that the Ford was traveling on Hickman Road near Woodbridge Road, exited the roadway, entered a ditch, and overturned an unknown number of times. As a result, two of the five passengers in the car were ejected.

Two passengers in the car, a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, both from Milford, Delaware, were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

The other passengers, two 19-year-old men, and a 6-year-old child, were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Brown was taken to Troop 5, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $10,402 secured bond.

Vehicular Assault First Degree – Driving Under the Influence Negligent Injury (Felony) – 2 counts
Vehicular Assault Second Degree – Driving Under the Influence Negligence Causes Injury – 3 counts
Endangering the Welfare of a Child While Driving Under the Influence
Driving Under the Influence
Driving While Suspended or Revoked
Other Traffic Offenses