State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Division of State Police

Superintendent Thomas F. Mac Leish

DSP News Release: Wednesday, April 15, 2009- State Police Probe Pedestrian Related Crash

Location of Incident: WAWA parking lot, located at 1515 North DuPont Highway, New Castle, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at approximately 2:00 a.m.

Suspect Vehicle: Black sedan

Resume: The Delaware State Police Troop 2 patrol division is looking into a pedestrian related crash which apparently occurred in the early morning hours of this date. 

Troopers were called to the WAWA parking lot, located at 1515 North DuPont Highway, at approximately 2:00 a.m. for the report of a female lying in front of the store. 

Upon their arrival, officers contacted the injured person, Ms. Linda Behm, 60, of Savannah, New York.  She said that she was walking to her car eastbound through the parking lot when she next found herself lying injured on the ground.  Linda was not able to advise how the events unfolded and could only say that prior to being hurt; she remembered seeing a black sedan. 

Ms. Behm was transported by EMS and admitted to Christiana Hospital with a head injury.

Surveillance video was reviewed and, unfortunately, the incident that led to Ms. Behm's injury was not captured. 

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call investigators at 302-834-2620. 

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