Laurel- The Delaware State Police are releasing the name of the driver involved in the fatal crash early this morning as Douglas H. Baker Jr., 42 of Salisbury. His wife, Tracey D. Baker, 41, remains hospitalized at Crozer-Chester Hospital in Chester, PA.
Released: 073016 1725
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**Original Release**
Laurel- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred north of Laurel early this morning.
The incident occurred around 1:41 a.m., Saturday July 30, 2016, as Michael J. Gonzalez, 32 of Paramount, California, was operating a 2014 Ford F250 southbound on Sussex Highway (US13) in the right lane, just north of Boyce Road at an apparent high rate of speed. A 42-year-old Salisbury, Maryland man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was operating a 1998 Mercedes SUV southbound in the right lane of US13 just ahead of the pick-up truck when the front of the truck struck the rear of the Mercedes in the right lane. Upon impact, the Mercedes rotated violently in a clockwise direction while spinning down a grass embankment and overturning into thick roadside foliage. The Ford rotated slightly in a clockwise direction and exited the roadway onto the grass embankment before coming to stop. The Mercedes subsequently became engulfed in flames, trapping the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 41-year-old passenger (wife of driver) in the Mercedes was able to exit the vehicle. She suffered substantial burns and multiple blunt force injuries and was flown to Crozer-Chester Hospital in Chester, PA where she is currently admitted.
Michael Gonzalez and a 44-year-old male passenger were both transported by EMS to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital where they were treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries. Gonzalez was transported back to Troop 5 where he was charged with Vehicular Homicide 1st, Vehicular Assault 1st, Vehicular Assault 2nd, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, No Insurance, Driving Without a Valid License, and Inattentive Driving. He was arraigned at JP3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $40,000.00 cash bond. (No photo is currently available on Gonzalez)
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation into this incident. US13 southbound at Boyce Road was closed for approximately four hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.
Another case of a latino gone wild. You see them driving like this all the time. Usually drunk. Not all of them by any stretch, but a LOT of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd now somebody's dead.
anyone really want to bet that he WAS an ILLEGAL ALIEN?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if this is the same Doug Baker that works at the Wicomico County BOE?
ReplyDeleteWhen is enough enough? I am so sick of the illegals getting over on us because of the gay clown in the White House.....Obama
ReplyDeletein Delaware he probably had no insurance and the victims are royally screwed. Delaware needs to wake up and change their policies.
ReplyDeleteHe might be illegal and might not. There are 55 million hispanics in the US and most of them were born here. As for being drunk, I see more born heres on the MSP weekly log than "illegal" sounding names. Very sad for the victims./survivors.
ReplyDeleteNow they can vote without I.D. AND THE REPUBLICANS DO NOTHING.
ReplyDeleteThe Judges keep ruling against the Republicans that are trying to stop the BS.
DeleteThis is at least vehicular manslaughter. This man will get jail time.
ReplyDeletei was not SAYING he was illegal, i was willing to bet it, thats all. you are GOING to see more of this
ReplyDeletedo have an alternate question, how many hispanics do you see driving without license and insurance and in wrecks, , ,