Troopers Investigate Suspicious Vehicle At Service Area

Location: I-95 Service Plaza, Newark, DE

 

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 at 7:05 a.m.

 

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Newark: The Delaware State Police are currently investigating an incident in which two Troopers became sickened while investigating the report of a suspicious vehicle this morning.

 

Initial information is that two Delaware State Troopers were overcome by fumes emanating from the trunk of an abandoned vehicle parked by the fuel pumps at the Sunoco gas station located in the I-95 Service Plaza in Newark at approximately 7:05 a.m. The Troopers were transported to the Christiana Hospital where they are currently being treated for non life threatening exposure to an unknown chemical. A perimeter was set up around the vehicle until a hazardous materials team from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the responding fire companies could respond. The vehicle has since been declared safe.

 

This incident is still being investigated at this time. This is an initial release. A more detailed released will be forthcoming.