Motorcyclist Collides With Horse Then Flees

Location: Chaplains Chapel Road south of Deer Forest Road, Bridgeville, DE

Date of Occurrence: Sunday September 29, 2013 at approximately 6:50 p.m.

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Roosevelt S. Williams, 34, Lincoln, DE (Photo Attached)
Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Crash
Reckless Driving (2 counts)
Aggressive Driving
Disregarding a Police Officers Signal
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Resisting Arrest
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Multiple other traffic related offenses

Arraigned at JP3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $13,950.00 cash bond.

Resume:
Bridgeville, DE- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Lincoln man after he struck a horse with his motorcycle and then fled the scene.

The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. Sunday evening as Michele A. Rose, 40 of Bridgeville, was riding her 16 year old quarter horse named “Chance” south on Chaplains Chapel Road when she was attempting to cross the roadway to enter a field on the east side of the road. After checking the roadway to ensure it was clear, Ms. Rose and “Chance” entered into the roadway when the sound of a fast approaching motorcycle startled the horse causing it to remain in the roadway. The motorcycle, which was also traveling southbound on Chaplains Chapel Road, applied its brakes and slid on the roadway before striking the horse on the right side.

After gaining control of the horse, Ms. Rose ran to the motorcyclist who appeared injured and attempted to render first aid. The motorcyclist refused any treatment and proceeded to get on his motorcycle and flee south on Chaplains Chapel Road. Ms. Rose was able to provide a description of the black male operator, who was not wearing a helmet, along with a description of the motorcycle to dispatchers in the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center (9-1-1).

At approximately 7:05 p.m. an officer with Georgetown Police Department observed what appeared to be the motorcycle and operator at the intersection of DuPont Boulevard (US113) and Seashore Highway (SR404/18). As the officers attempted to perform a traffic stop on the motorcycle, it began fleeing northbound on US113. Additional officers and troopers began pursuing the motorcyclist who was, at times, traveling at speeds greater than 100 mph before a Delaware State Police helicopter (Trooper 2) was able to track the fleeing motorcycle throughout the towns of Lincoln and Milford. Around 7:45 p.m. Trooper 2 advised ground patrols that the motorcyclist was slowing to a stop in the area of Benson Road near Jefferson Road. Troopers were able to converge on the area and after a brief struggle with the fleeing suspect, who ran into a soy bean field, he was taken into custody without further incident.

Roosevelt S. Williams, 34 of Lincoln, was found to be in possession of 3.2 grams of synthetic marijuana upon his arrest. He was transported to Troop 7 where he was charged with over 70 traffic violations including Reckless Driving, Aggressive Driving, Disregarding a Police Officers Signal, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was arraigned at JP3 and committed to SCI in lieu of $13,950.00 cash bond. Williams was checked by EMS at Troop 7 and refused any medical treatment.

Ms. Rose was slightly injured in the incident, but did not require any medical attention. “Chance” did not appear to be injured.