Delaware Natural Resources Police State Park officers have arrested a Newark man on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) and additional traffic violations.
Police said 48-year-old Donald R. Quill Jr. drove his vehicle into the ocean on Cape Henlopen on Thursday evening. At approximately 7:20 p.m., on September 8, officers responded to Cape Henlopen State Park’s Navy Beach following a report of a water rescue in progress. Witnesses called 911 after seeing a vehicle drive into the surf. Bystanders quickly entered the water and helped the driver from the vehicle and onto the shore.
During the investigation, officers observed that Quill displayed signs of impairment according to authorities. He was then transported to Rehoboth Police Department for further investigation, where he was charged with DUI, a misdemeanor, inattentive driving, and operating a motor vehicle on closed Delaware State Parks areas, both traffic violations.
Quill was video-arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2 and was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,502 cash bond and issued a no-contact order with all Delaware State Parks.
