Thursday November, 20 2008 Nature: Traffic / Transportation Accidents BLS Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responds to multiple accidents on John J. Williams Highway (State Route #24) or its related road detours during early evening hours of Thursday, November 20, 2008. During the mid-afternoon hour on Nov. 20, there was a vehicle accident on State Route #24 in the vicinity of Lewes-Rehoboth fire department’s Station #3. This incident was not in the fire response district of Indian River; however, did cause an operational traffic concern. You may view the web page for additional information of this incident (http://www.wgmd.com/200811206743/update-route-24-angola-crash-injures-3.html) At approximately 4:44 p.m., an additional vehicle accident occurred on Route #24 near the Holly Lake Campsite which resulted in a vehicle striking a telephone pole causing a power interruption and roadway closure incident between Holly Lake Road/Campsite (County Road #301) and Hollymount Road (State Route #48). Traffic detour patterns were created for this incident. Traffic was re-routed along Hollymount Road, Phillips Branch Road (County Road #302) and Indian Mission Road (State Route #5) or other secondary roadways in between. This resulted in the John J. Williams Highway being closed for an extended period of time. The cause of the accident is under investigation. At approximately 7:12 p.m., an additional vehicle accident occurred on the detour routes of Phillip Branch Road which also resulted in a vehicle striking a telephone pole causing the electrical transformer and utility pole to block the roadway surface and hampering detoured traffic from the earlier incidents. You may view the web page for additional information of this incident (http://www.wgmd.com/200811206744/second-rt-24-accident-snarling-traffic-near-long-neck.html). The incident resulted in some of the occupants being transported to nearby medical facilities. While Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was assisting with the incident on Phillips Branch Road another vehicle accident occurred on Route #24 near Hollymount Roads and Sloan Road, just west of Burton’s Pond. At approximately 7:35 p.m., Indian River was alerted for an additional vehicle accident on John J. Williams Highway near Hollymount Roads and Sloan Road, just west of Burton’s Pond. In this incident a westbound SUV was slowing for the roadway closure related from the earlier accident at 4:44 p.m. and was struck from behind by a beige Toyota Corolla causing substantial front-end damage to the Corolla. This incident caused the closure of John J. Williams for an additional period of time by blocking the roadway surface and hampering detoured traffic from the earlier incidents. The incident resulted in some of the occupants being transported to nearby medical facilities. The cause of the accident is under investigation.