WPD Officer Strikes Tree Downed On Roadway

Location: Washington Street Extension, west of Marsh Road, Wilmington, Delaware

Date of Occurrence: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:31 a.m.

Resume: At approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning, a Wilmington Police Officer was responding to a call for service and traveling westbound on Washington Street Extension, west of Marsh Road. The officer traveled around a bend in the roadway and struck a massive tree that had fallen across the entire street, blocking all three lanes.

The vehicle suffered significant damage. The officer sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Wilmington Hospital for treatment.

This crash investigation was handled by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.

Because of the size of the tree, it took over 6+ hours to remove it from the roadway- which is now open.