The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Jason Wilcox of Millsboro, Delaware on several felony charges after he fled the scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred in Lewes on Saturday evening police said Monday.
Officials said on December 24, 2022, at approximately 7:59 p.m., a car accident occurred at the intersection of Lewes Georgetown Highway and Minos Conaway Road that resulted in the deaths of three people. The driver of one of the vehicles involved, a 2016 black Land Rover, fled the scene prior to police arrival officials said. Through investigative means, it was determined that Jason Wilcox had been the driver of the Land Rover at the time of the crash. On December 25, 2022, at approximately 4:48 p.m., Wilcox was located at a residence in Millsboro and taken into custody without incident.
Wilcox was transported to Troop 7 and charged with the following offenses:
- Leaving the Scene of a Collision Resulting in Death (Felony) – three counts
- Leaving the Scene of a Collision Resulting in Injury – four counts
- Numerous traffic charges
Wilcox was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court # 3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $18,500 cash bond.
Update
The Delaware State Police have identified the three victims who died in a fatal accident that occurred on December 24, 2022, in the Lewes area as Gerald Huss, 74, of Lewes, Delaware; Jessica Guida, 35, of Temple, Pennsylvania, and a 9-year-old child, of Temple, Pennsylvania.
Original Story
Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that claimed the lives of three individuals last night in the Lewes area.
Officials said the collision occurred on December 24, 2022, at approximately 7:59 p.m., when a 2016 Land Rover operated by an unknown subject, was traveling westbound on Lewes-Georgetown Highway (Route 9) approaching Minos Conaway Road. At the time, a 2008 Honda Odyssey operated by a 42-year-old male from Temple, Pennsylvania, was stopped southbound on Minos Conaway Road for a stop sign at the intersection of Lewes-Georgetown Highway. Officials said the Honda attempted to turn left at the intersection and pulled into the path of the Land Rover. As a result, the front of the Land Rover struck the driver’s side of the Honda for impact in the westbound lane, within the intersection. After impact, the Land Rover continued westbound as it rotated in a counterclockwise direction coming to rest in the westbound lane. The impact caused the Honda to spin in a counterclockwise direction where it came to a rest in the eastbound lane.
The 42-year-old male operator of the Honda was transported to an area hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. There were six other occupants inside the Honda, three of whom were ejected during the collision. A 35-year-old female from Temple, a 9-year-old female from Temple, and a 74-year-old Lewes man were all ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. The identifications of the victims are pending notifications to the next of kin. The other three passengers, a 12-year-old male, a 4-year-old male, and a 67-year-old woman were all transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The operator of the Land Rover fled from the collision scene on foot and has not been identified at this time police said.
Lewes-Georgetown Highway at Minos Conaway Road was closed for approximately 4 hours while the crash was investigated, and the roadway cleared.
