Saturday June, 16 2018 @ 11:52

Nature: Vehicle Accident Involving Motorcycle

Location: Oak Orchard Rd and John J. Williams Hwy., Millsboro, DE 19966

On Saturday, June 16^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Oak Orchard Road and John J. Williams Highway near the Oak Orchard Diner.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Command 80 and Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard facility, Engine #80-1 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.  Additional resources from the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit (Trooper 2), Delaware State Police Troopers, Sussex County Paramedics, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DELDOT) as well as the local emergency medical services personnel.

Emergency response crew assignments included assistance with patient stabilization, vehicle stabilization, traffic control, landing zone assignment, scene preservations, and overall scene mitigation.  The Delaware State Police Aviation Unit was utilized for transport to Christiana Medical Center.

It appears that a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a truck towing a boat and trailer collided causing significant concern to the motorcyclist. 

The Delaware State Fire Police assisted with traffic control for the duration of the incident before turning the assignment over to DELDOT.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.

Additional information may be viewed via the following web pages:

(1)     Cape Gazette Newspaper

http://www.capegazette.com/article/lewes-man-critically-injured-following-oak-orchard-motorcycle-crash/159564

Lewes man critically injured following Oak Orchard motorcycle crash

June 16, 2018

A Lewes man was critically injured June 16 after he collided with a truck near Oak Orchard while trying to pass on the right side, police say.

The 58-year-old Lewes man, who was not identified by police, was riding a 1988 Harley Davidson motorcycle at about noon northbound on Oak Orchard Road when he tried to pass a truck pulling a boat trailer on the right side, said Master Cpl. Melissa Jaffe of the Delaware State Police.

The truck was also traveling north on Oak Orchard Road and began to turn right into the entrance of the Oak Orchard Diner at the same time as the motorcycle tried to pass, Jaffe said. The front of the motorcycle struck the right front corner of the truck, ejecting the motorcyclist as the motorcycle fell on its right side, Jaffe said.

The truck came to a controlled stop in the parking lot of the Oak Orchard Diner; the operator of the pickup truck, a 63-year-old man from Wilmington, and his passenger were properly restrained and both were uninjured as a result of this crash. Impairment does not appear to be a factor on behalf of the driver, Jaffe said.

The operator of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet. He was transported by the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit to Christiana Hospital where he is listed in critical condition, Jaffe said.

Oak Orchard Road in the area of John J. Williams Highway was closed for about two and a half hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.

The crash continues to remain under investigation by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.