Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash Outside Seaford

Location: Concord Pond Road, south of Hastings Farm Road, Seaford, DE

Date of Occurrence: Saturday, July 27, 2013, at 10:40 a.m.

Vehicle and Occupant:
Operator 1: Joseph E. Thomas, 65, of Georgetown, DE (admitted to Christiana Hospital with a serious head injury)
Vehicle 1: 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle

Resume:
Seaford- A Georgetown man suffered a serious head injury in a crash yesterday outside of Seaford.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m. as Joseph E. Thomas, 65, rode a 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Concord Pond Road, south of Hastings Farm Road. For an undetermined reason, the motorcycle left the east side of the roadway and drove into a ditch where it stayed upright, traveling north for several hundred feet.

The motorcycle then began to leave the ditch, ejecting Thomas. Thomas, who was not wearing a helmet, landed with his head striking a roadside utility box.

Thomas was transported by ambulance to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital and then flown to Christiana Hospital where he was admitted with a serious head injury. Concord Pond Road was closed for approximately two hours as Troopers investigated and cleared the crash.