Woman driver charged for three-car accident

Woman driver charged for three-car accident

Wilmington, DE - Delaware police said that a 71-year-old woman tried to wedge her vehicle between a tractor trailer and a car on Wednesday, January 9, causing a three-vehicle accident on I-95 south in the area of Frawley Stadium at 5:30 p.m.

that injured two people.

According to Delaware State Police, Juana Hernandez of Wilmington, the 71-year-old woman, was driving Sierra in the left lane and tried to enter the center lane ahead of the truck on I-95 south in the area of Frawley Stadium at 5:30 p.m. which was behind a 2004 Mazda MX6, driven by Robert Vanderdecker, 25, of Wilmington.

The SUV, Sierra, struck the Mazda, which then hit another car adjacent to it, a 2007 Corolla, driven by Usha Sonaji of Newark.



Ms. Hernandez was pinned to the ground underneath her vehicle. An off-duty Wilmington firefighter stopped and used his car jack to elevate the SUV.

Juana Hernandez and Robert Vanderdecker were taken to Christiana Hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Police charged Juana Hernandez of Wilmington with careless driving and unsafe lane change.

Woman driver charged for three-car accident