Troopers Investigate Serious Motorcycle Crash

Location: South DuPont Highway (US13) at Winkler Road, Harrington, DE

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday June 5, 2012 at approximately 6:50 p.m.

Operator and Vehicle Information:
Operator #1: McKenzie L. Ivory, 16, Harrington, DE
Vehicle #1: 2005 Jeep Liberty

Operator #2: Jason L. Diehl, 26, Harrington, DE
Vehicle #2: Sport motorcycle (unknown make/model)

Resume:
Harrington, DE-The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a crash involving a motorcycle and SUV that occurred earlier this evening north of Harrington.

The incident occurred at approximately 6:50 p.m. this evening as McKenzie L. Ivory was operating a 2005 Jeep Liberty westbound on Winkler Road, stopped at the intersection with US13. Ivory proceeded into the intersection after the stop, into the path of a pair of motorcycles heading northbound on US13 in the left lane. One of the motorcycles, operated by Jason L. Diehl, struck the driver’s side of the Jeep ejecting Diehl into the roadway. The other motorcycle was just behind Diehl in the same lane and was able to avoid the crash.

Diehl, who was wearing a helmet, was removed from the scene by EMS and transported to Kent General Hospital in Dover with serious injuries. Ivory, who was properly restrained, was not injured in the crash.

This investigation is on-going and US13 northbound and southbound lanes were closed for three hours as the crash was investigated and cleared.