Man Found Dead Near Bowers Beach
Location: South Bowers Breach Road, South of Bowers Beach, Kent County, DE
Date of Occurrence: Saturday December 19, 2009 discovered at 2:09 p.m.
Victim: Robert Weldon, 57, Milford, DE
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Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a ditch near Bowers Beach.
Weldon was discovered just after 2 p.m. today after he was found in a ditch, containing approximately 4 foot of water, near his Jeep Cherokee. His body was outside the Jeep and it appeared that he had been in the water for over an hour.
Troopers believe Weldon was four wheeling in the area when he drove in the ditch. It appeared that Weldon made an attempt to get out of his Jeep when he succumbed to his death.
His body was turned over to the State Medical Examiners to determine the exact cause of death. The investigation is ongoing and troopers will determine at the conclusion of the autopsy if Weldon suffered a medical condition or died as a result of the weather.
Pedestrian Struck by Motor Vehicle
Location: U.S. 202, Concord Pike, at Woodlawn Road north of Talleyville, New Castle County, DE
Date of Occurrence: Friday December 18, 2009 at 10:43 p.m.
Pedestrian: Evelyn Daniels, 54, Wilmington, DE
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Delaware State Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that has left a Wilmington woman in very serious condition.
The crash occurred when Daniels was crossing U.S. 202 from east to west and ran into the path of a 2003 Toyota Camry which was traveling in the northbound right-hand lane when she was struck. Daniels was pinned under the Toyota for approximately 20 minutes until members of the Talleyville Fire Company could free her. She was taken to Christiana Hospital and admitted with multiple blunt force trauma to the head and torso. She is listed in serious condition.
The driver of the Toyota was Robert Brazas, 60, of Oxford, PA. The investigation is on going and Daniels was wearing dark clothing at the time of the crash. Alcohol is suspected on the part of Daniels.
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