Saturday July, 7 2012 @ 23:10:38

Nature: Vehicle Accident ALS

Address: 32250 Brandy Cir Harbeson, DE 19951

On Saturday evening, July 7th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on John J. Williams Highway near the entrance to Brandywood. It was reported to be a serious motor vehicle collision with three (3) vehicles and possibly five or more patients. The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)classified this incident as a Level I Mass Casualty Incident and requested emergency medical services from the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit (Trooper #2), the Millsboro (83); Lewes (82) and Rehoboth Beach (86) as well as the local emergency medical service provider.

Indian River’s Incident Command was coordinated by Steven R. Hawkins who identified that this accident involved two (2) vehicles and four occupants with one of the vehicle occupants gone on arrival.  It was also clarified as not being a Level I Mass Casualty incident. 

It appears that a white Ford pick-up was traveling eastbound on John J. Williams Highway and sideswiping a silver Jeep that was traveling westbound for al unknown reason.  The Jeep veered off the roadway striking telephone company box and utility pole. One occupant of the Jeep was trapped and required vehicle extrication. The Ford pick-up left the roadway surfaced and traveling into a nearby cow pasture. The occupant of the Ford pick-up fled the scene of the accident on foot.

Emergency response units included Rescue 80 and Engine #80-1 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine #80-3 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Sussex County Paramedics, the Delaware State Fire Police and the Delaware State Police.

Emergence response crews were assigned to coordinate vehicle stabilization, where needed; assist with patient stabilization, where needed; commence with vehicle extrication measures on the Jeep; coordinate scene preservation measures; and provide traffic control assistance because John J. Williams Highway was entirely closed for the duration of the incident.

Incident Command notified the Sussex County EOC the additional ambulances would not be needed and that the Aviation Unit would be utilized to search for the occupant of the Ford Pick-up.

The Delaware State Fire Police provided traffic control assistance for the duration of the incident.

The Delaware State Police are investigating and search for the vehicle’s occupant.

Additional information may be obtained by viewing the following webpage:

1. WGMD Radio 92.7

http://www.wgmd.com/?p=62759

DSP looking for driver who fled scene of crash on Route 24

UPDATED 9:30 AM:Delaware State Police have released the names of the drivers who were involved in last night’s accident on Route 24 in Harbeson.

Troopers say that just before 11:10 last night, 39-year-old William Lloyd of Hartly was driving his Ford F250 east on Route 24 when he crossed the center line and sideswiped a Jeep Liberty being driven by 35-year-old Thomas McCausland of Laurel. McCausland’s Liberty went off the road and hit a utility pole and a phone company box. One person had to be extricated, and McCausland and three of his passengers were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Lloyd’s truck also went off the road, into a cow pasture. However, when emergency responders arrived, they found that he’d fled on foot. The State Police helicopter searched for him, but to no avail. State Police are still investigating, and are still searching for Lloyd. The extent of Lloyd’s injuries is not known at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY

Delaware State Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that was involved in an accident late Friday night in Harbeson.

Just after 11 o’clock Friday night, firefighters and EMTS from the Indian River, Millsboro, Lewes and Rehoboth Beach Fire Companies, along with the Sussex County EMS, responded for a 2-vehicle accident on Route 24 near the entrance to the Brandywood Development. Firefighters say a Ford pickup was driving east on Route 24 when it sideswiped a westbound Jeep. The Jeep went off the road and hit a utility pole and phone company box. One person had to be extricated from the Jeep. The pickup went into a cow pasture. However, when emergency crews arrived, they found that the driver had fled on foot.

Instead of being used to airlift patients, the State Police helicopter was used to search for the driver, who is still at large at this time.

  UPDATE: Hartly Man Turns Himself in Following Harbeson Crash

UPDATED STORY 07.09.12:  Delaware State Police say a 39-year-old Hartly man turned himself in on Sunday following a two car crash on Route 24 in Harbeson Friday night.

Police say around 11 p.m. William Lloyd was driving his Ford F250 east on Route 24 when he crossed the center line and sideswiped a Jeep Liberty being driven by 35-year-old Thomas McCausland of Laurel.

McCausland’s Liberty went off the road and hit a utility pole and a phone company box.  One person had to be extricated and McCausland and three of his passengers were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Lloyd’s truck also went off the road, into a cow pasture. However, when emergency responders arrived, they found that he’d fled on foot.

Lloyd turned himself in on Sunday and was charged with inattentive driving, failure to report a collision, failure to have insurance in his possession, driving with an expired license and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in injuries.

He was release after posting $2,200 bail.