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State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Division of State Police
Superintendent Robert M. Coupe |
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DSP News Release: Thursday, September 03, 2009- Wanted Subject Leaves her Injured Child Behind at Crash Scene to Avoid Capture
Location: Scotland Drive and Route 40 Pulaski Highway, Newark, Delaware
Date and Time: Thursday, September 03, 2009, at approximately 8:41 a.m.
Suspect(s): Tiffany Hrycek, 27, of Samantha Circle in Bear, Delaware
Resume: At approximately 8:41 a.m. this morning, Troopers and emergency personnel were called to the intersection of Route 40 and Scotland Drive for an injury crash.
A 2006 Mazda Tribute (operated by Constance Williams, 34, of Bear, Delaware) was traveling northbound on Scotland Drive and was crossing Route 40 to go toward the Apple Chase Apartment Complex. This vehicle had a green light. As the Mazda was crossing the Pulaski Highway westbound lanes, it was stuck by a 2000 Ford Explorer (operated by Tiffany Hrycek, 27, of Bear, Delaware). This investigation revealed the Ford was traveling in the right hand lane and ran a red light.
After the crash, Tiffany Hrycek got out of her vehicle and also took her 10-year-old daughter out of the car. She escorted her daughter to the adjacent sidewalk and left her behind as she fled the scene by herself. Come to find out, Ms. Hrycek had two outstanding capiases for her arrest and she elected to abandon her daughter at the scene to elude capture.
After emergency personnel arrived, they contacted the little girl and determined that she in fact sustained non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention. She was then transported to Christiana Hospital for treatment.
Ms. Williams was not injured.
Troopers responded to Hrycek’s home and took her into custody without incident. She was transported back to Troop 2 for processing. She was charged with the following offenses: Endangering the Welfare of a Child (misdemeanor), Leaving the Scene of an Injury Crash (traffic offense), Driving While Suspended (traffic offense), Failure to Have Insurance (traffic offense), Failure to have a Registration Card (traffic offense) and Disregarding a Red Light (traffic offense).
Bail information was not available at the time of this release.
The Division of Family Services was contacted and notified as to the facts of this case. The child was turned over to another family member.
Tiffany Hrycek
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