Friday July, 11 2025 @ 08:44

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: Walgreens (80)

Address:  26191 John J Williams Hwy Millsboro, DE 19966

On Friday, July 11^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on John J. Williams Highway and Bay Farm Road.  Additional emergency alerts included the Mid Sussex Rescue Squad.  It was reported to be a two vehicle accident with air bag deployment and possibly a child in the rear seat of one vehicle.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Tanker 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Rescue 80 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included patient stabilization where needed, vehicle stabilization, fluid and debris recovery, as well as the traffic control and overall incident mitigation efforts.

It appears that a tan Mercury Sable sedan and a red Jeep Compass collided at the intersection causing damage to both vehicles. The intersection was closed based upon the location of the vehicles and debris field.

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

The Delaware State Police are investigating.