Car Strikes Star Hill Elementary School

Location: 594 Voshells Mill Road, Star Hill Elementary School, Dover, DE

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, shortly before 7:30 a.m.

Suspect(s): Saintalia Jean, 21 years old, of Voshells Mill Road, Dover, DE

Resume: Shortly before 7:30 a.m. this morning emergency responders were summoned to the Star Hill Elementary School after a car struck the building.

Saintalia Jean was operating her 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara westbound on Voshells Mill Road, when she began swerving in and out of both lanes. She then drove over a curb and onto the school property before striking the school located on the north side of the roadway. The automobile crashed into an unoccupied classroom where it came to a rest.

Due to the time of the crash, there were no students present.

Ms. Jean was the only occupant of the vehicle and was transported from the scene via ambulance to Kent General Hospital for non life threatening injuries. She was properly restrained and alcohol was not a factor in this collision.

She was cited for Inattentive Driving, Unsafe Speed, and No Proof of Insurance.

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