Chester Woman In Critical Condition After Motor Vehicle Crash

Location:
US 13 Sussex Highway S/O Beach Highway SR 16 Greenwood, De

DATE and TIME:
Monday September 6, 2010, 10:06 p.m.

Operator(s):
Sakinah Daniels-27 Chester, Pa

Vehicle(s):
Tan 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe

Medical Condition:
Closed Head injury (status critical) Christiana Hospital

Resume:
Greenwood-Delaware State Police Monday September 6, 2010 investigated a serious single vehicle crash on Sussex Highway S/O Beach Highway. The crash occurred around 10:00 p.m. as a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 27 year old Sakinah Daniels was northbound on Sussex Highway south of Greenwood Delaware.

When Troopers arrived they observed the Chevrolet Tahoe in a cornfield however Daniels had been ejected from her vehicle. Daniels was located on the ground approximately 53 feet away from the Tahoe in the parking lot of an area business.

Investigators have not been able to interview Daniels however believe she may have fell asleep, drifted into the media of Sussex Highway then overcorrected back onto the roadway before overturning her vehicle.

Delaware State Police Aviation was summoned to the scene and a search conducted because of a car-seat found in the vehicle unattended. Delaware State Police were able to contact family members who verified that a child was not in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

Delaware State Police is continuing their investigation. Alcohol is unknown.
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