Driver Flees Scene With Child In Tow In DUI Related Crash

Suspect(s): Anthony Picciotti, 44, of Hutchinson Street in Wilmington, Delaware

Resume: Saturday evening, Troopers were called to the area of Kirkwood Highway at Evelyn Drive for a traffic crash.

Witnesses advised a 1997 Lincoln Continental was on Evelyn Drive and turned westbound onto Kirkwood Highway. The Lincoln went onto the sidewalk and struck a utility pole. The driver of the Lincoln got out of his car, obtained a male child from the front passenger seat, and took off on foot back toward Evelyn Drive.

This investigation revealed the driver of the Lincoln was Anthony Picciotti and that the child was his 10-year-old son. After the crash, Anthony went back to a residence on Evelyn Drive and turned the child over to a family friend. He then ran off again by himself. Moments later, assisting Troopers canvassing the area located Mr. Picciotti walking along a wooded tree line in Dunlinden Acres. He was taken into custody without incident and requested medical attention.

A computer check revealed this suspect was wanted by the Court of Common Pleas and also that his driver’s license was currently suspended. The investigating Trooper learned that Picciotti was apparently driving impaired at the time of the crash.

Warrants were completed charging Picciotti with the following offenses: Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash, DUI, Driving While Suspended, Careless Driving, Failure to Report a DUI Related Crash, Failure to Provide Information at an Accident Scene, Failure to Provide Insurance Information and Failure to Transfer Title. He committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute in lieu of $13,550.00 bail.

The child was eventually turned over to his mother.