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Patient steals car, runs over staffer fleeing Delaware hospital

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2 years ago

June 11, 2024

Patient steals car, runs over staffer fleeing Delaware hospital

A Delaware man has been arrested after stealing a car and running over a staff member while trying to flee a hospital where he was a patient.

The incident occurred Saturday morning at Christiana Hospital in Newark when 36-year-old Larry Kelley escaped from the hospital, Delaware State Police said Tuesday.

After arriving, troopers learned Kelley had been in the Christiana Hospital Emergency Department but became aggressive with staff and ran outside. Hospital police attempted to stop him but Kelley got into an unoccupied SUV that was at the emergency room entrance. While speeding away, he struck a hospital worker and drove over him.

The staffer was treated at the hospital for serious injuries.

The troopers found the SUV abandoned later Saturday and learned Kelley was nearby on foot. Troopers and officers from the Newark Police Department found him attempting to enter a house and took him into custody.

He was medically cleared before being jailed. No information about what brought Kelley to the hospital originally was released.

Kelley now faces charges of assault in the second degree, theft of a motor vehicle, theft under $1,500, resisting arrest, criminal trespass, driving without a valid license and additional traffic violations, state police said.

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Man’s body discovered off Route 40 in New Castle, Delaware

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4 hours ago

March 30, 2026

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Man’s body discovered off Route 40 in New Castle, Delaware

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Man's body discovered off Route 40 in New Castle County, Del.

NEW CASTLE, Del. (WPVI) — An investigation is underway in Delaware after police discovered a man’s decomposing body in New Castle County.

The remains were found near Route 40 and Appleby Road in New Castle on Sunday afternoon.

The Action Cam was at the scene as Delaware State Police converged on the area after the discovery.

Authorities say the decomposing body is that of an unidentified man.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

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Delaware River Bridge receives $600 million for replacement

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16 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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The Delaware River Bridge will be replaced following a $600 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, revitalizing a main connector between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Burlington County, New Jersey.

According to a joint release from U.S. Pennsylvania Senators John Fetterman, D, and Dave McCormick, R, the funds will “advance” the PA Turnpike/I-95 Interchange Program. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said the program is designed to reduce congestion on County roadways and improve traffic flow in the Philadelphia region.

Fetterman and McCormick called the $600 million going towards the project “one of the most consequential infrastructure commitments in Pennsylvania’s history.”

“The Delaware River Bridge is not just a Pennsylvania asset; it is a backbone of our national freight and passenger transportation network,” the statement read. “This funding will make it safer and more resilient for the commuters, families, and businesses that depend on it every single day.”

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