Delmar man facing assault charge after hit-and-run crash in Millsboro

Steven Shores

MILLSBORO, Del. – A Delmar, Maryland man is facing a felony assault charge after a crash investigation Friday afternoon.

Around 4:54 p.m. on December 9th, Delaware State Police troopers responded to John J. Williams Highway and Silicato Drive for a reported hit-and-run crash. Investigators say a Land Rover, driven by a 69-year-old Lewes man, was stopped for traffic in the westbound lane of the highway. A Ford E-150 van was traveling behind the Land Rover, and failed to stop, according to police.

Police say the front of the van hit the rear of the Land Rover. The driver of the van, later identified as 52-year-old Steven Shores of Delmar, Md., got out of the van and confronted the other driver according to police. Police say Shores then threw the man onto the roadway, got back into the van, and sped off westbound on the highway.

A short time later, police say the van crashed into a utility pole while trying to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone near Gull Point Road. When troopers arrived on scene, they say Shores was showing signs of driving while intoxicated. Shores was arrested without incident.

The debris from the second crash damaged a Honda Accord and a Lexus RX, say police. The driver of the Land Rover was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries according to police.

Shores was taken to Troop 7, and charged with second degree assault, driving under the influence, and other traffic-related offenses. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court #2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $3,607 secured bond.