Cecil County Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Three Delaware State Troopers

BEAR, Del. (WJZ) — A 30-year-old antheral from Cecil County is facing attempted execution charges aft helium rammed respective Delaware State Police cars with a stolen tow motortruck Monday night.

John Collins of Perryville is charged with 3 counts of first-degree attempted execution of an officer, reckless endangerment and attempted theft related charges. Police said Collins intentionally struck 3 constabulary vehicles arsenic helium attempted to evade troopers.

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Troopers responded astatine 2:45 a.m to an alarm astatine Hertrich Collision Center successful Bear, Del., wherever a theft successful advancement was reported. Police said a rollback tow motortruck entered the parking batch and was going done vehicles.

A responding trooper recovered the tow motortruck astatine a dead-end successful the Brandywine Woods development. When the trooper tried to marque contact, Collins drove the motortruck straight astatine the authorities constabulary car and struck it head-on, destroying the car and injuring the trooper, according to police.

The trooper, a seven-year veteran, was treated and released from an country hospital.

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Collins past went westbound connected Pulaski highway, wherever different responding trooper began a pursuit. Police said Collins intentionally struck a marked constabulary SUV stationed successful the median strip, disabling it. He past drove westbound successful the eastbound lane of Pulaski Highway to the Elizabeth Plaza Shopping Center.

A 3rd authorities constabulary SUV with 2 troopers wrong tried to halt the tow motortruck successful the parking lot. As the troopers got retired of the SUV, the tow motortruck reversed into the car, throwing a enlistee retired of the vehicle.

Police said that’s erstwhile the 2nd trooper connected the scene, a 10-year veteran, opened occurrence connected Collins into the tow truck. Collins drove the motortruck toward the beforehand of the buying center, wherever helium crashed.

Collins and a beforehand passenger, identified arsenic Gabrielle Santucci, tried to fly connected ft but were arrested. There is nary connection connected whether either were injured erstwhile the serviceman opened occurrence oregon successful the crash.

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Police said the tow motortruck was reported stolen retired of York, Pennsylvania. Santucci was charged with attempted theft, conspiracy, and transgression trespassing.

CBS Baltimore Staff