DSP News Release: Wednesday, February 25, 2009- Road Rage Results in Arrest of Pike Creek Woman

Location of Incident:  Red Mill Road at Route 2, Newark, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence:  Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at approximately 6:14 p.m.

Suspect(s): Sheila Bolton, 22, of Hunting Ridge Road in Newark, Delaware

Resume:  Yesterday evening, a 66-year-old female Newark resident exited the parking lot of the BP Station, which is at the corner of Route 2 and Red Mill Road, onto northbound Red Mill Road.  She was driving her Kia minivan and allegedly pulled out into the path of an oncoming vehicle.  Although there was a red light ahead, and the oncoming vehicle, a Saturn, was slowing down anyway, the operator of the Saturn swerved to the right, passed the minivan and swerved back in front of the Kia.  The operator of the Saturn then quickly applied her brakes resulting in a collision.  

The operator of the Saturn, later identified as Sheila Bolton, exited her car, walked back to the operator of the Kia and yelled profanities at her.  Bolton then threw a bottle of soda and the Kia driver.  A passenger in the van, a 45-year-old female from Wilmington, got out and was immediately confronted by Bolton.

Bolton then grabbed the hair of this passenger and was yelling at her.  Several good Samaritans approached and Bolton ran back to her car and fled the scene.  Witnesses obtained the tag number from the fleeing Saturn which provided officers with an investigative lead. 

About an hour later, Troopers located Bolton at a friend’s home in Pike Creek.  She was transported back to Troop 6 where she was formally charged with the following offenses: two counts of Offensive Touching, Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash, Reckless Driving, Failure to Provide Information at a Crash Scene, Improper Stopping, No Proof of Insurance and Improper Passing.  She was released without bail

 

Sheila Bolton