Lewes Man Charged With 5th Offense DUI

Location: Coastal Highway (SR1) and Minos Conaway Road, Lewes, DE

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday February 11, 2014 at approximately 11:18 a.m.

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Donald C. Kilgore Jr., 42, Lewes, DE (No Photo Available)
5th Offense Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Disregarding a Police Officer Signal
Reckless Driving
Failure to Have Insurance in Possession
Various other traffic offenses

Arraigned at JP2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $10,405.00 cash bond.

Resume:
Lewes, DE- The Delaware State Police arrested a Lewes man yesterday morning for a 5thoffense DUI.

The incident occurred around 11:18 a.m. yesterday as a general bulletin was broadcast about a blue Ford Ranger driving southbound on Coastal Highway (SR1) all over the roadway. A trooper on patrol was able to locate the vehicle in the area of SR1 and Minos Conaway Road and attempted to perform a traffic stop. The pick-up truck continued southbound and at one point was traveling at a high rate of speed in a left turn lane where it almost collided with another trooper sitting stationary in the cross-over with the emergency lights activated, waiting to assist with the traffic stop. The truck continued southbound across the Nassau Bridge and finally came to a stop on SR1 just north of five points.

Upon contacting the operator, who was later determined to be Donald C. Kilgore Jr., an odor of alcohol was detected and a DUI investigation ensued. Kilgore was subsequently taken into custody and transported back to Troop 7 where an inquiry into his driving record revealed four previous DUI convictions (12/09/97, 03/30/98, 09/21/98, and 10/15/07); this arrest would make #5.

Donald Kilgore was charged with the above listed offenses and arraigned a JP2. He was incarcerated at SCI on default of $10,405.00 cash bond.