Location: John J. Williams Highway (SR 24) at Long Neck Road (SR 23), Millsboro, DE
Date of Occurrence: Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 9:20 a.m.
Operators/Vehicles:
Operator #1: Belon V. Pinon, 68, Millsboro, DE
Vehicle #1: 2005 Honda CRV
Operator #2: Kenneth J. Lynch, 74, Millsboro, DE
Vehicle #2: 2000 Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Resume:
Millsboro- The Delaware State Police is currently investigating a serious crash in which a motorcyclist was critically injured this morning in Millsboro.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:20 a.m. this morning as Kenneth J. Lynch, 74, of Millsboro, DE was operating a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle and was traveling eastbound on SR 24 approaching Long Neck Road. As Lynch entered the intersection on a green light, a 2005 Honda CRV, which was being operated by Belon V. Pinon, 68, of Millsboro, DE made a left hand turn in front of him from westbound SR 24 onto southbound Long Neck Road. Lynch’s motorcycle struck the front of the Honda causing him to be ejected. Lynch, who was not wearing a helmet, then struck the front windshield of the Honda with his head and was then thrown to the ground. Kenneth Lynch was flown by helicopter from the scene to the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE where he has been admitted in critical condition with serious head trauma. Belon Pinon was transported from the scene by EMS to Beebe Memorial Hospital where she was treated for minor injuries. This crash is still under investigation. The intersection of SR 23 and SR 24 was closed for approximately 2 hours as the crash was investigated and cleared. It is now open again.
3 comments:
All the more reason to wear helmets what an idiot
Old people shouldn't be driving motorcycles. Their judgment and reaction time gets slower with age.
9:03 AM well it was an old woman driving the car as well. Double Whammy!!
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