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  Category: Office of Highway Safety


Delaware’s 2021-2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan Finalized

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), Delaware State Police (DSP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after coordinating with stakeholders, advocacy groups and the public recently unveiled the Delaware 2021-2025 Strategic […]




Motorists Urged to Watch Out for Deer Crossing Roadways

Delaware State Police | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Late October through November is prime time for increasing white-tailed deer activity in Delaware, leading up to their peak mating season in mid-November.




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week

Child Passenger Safety | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Seat Belts | Sussex County | Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Monday, September 21, 2020

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week from September 20 – 26, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2743 DOVER, Del. (September 21, 2020) – Child Passenger Safety Week is a nationwide campaign that spreads critical awareness and […]




DSP Lt. Col. Melissa A. Zebley Named Superintendent Of Delaware State Police

Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Criminal Justice | Delaware Capitol Police | Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Department of Finance | Department of Human Resources | Department of Justice | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Government Information Center | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2020

STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY P.O. BOX 818 DOVER, DELAWARE 19903-0818 NEWS RELEASE Date: July 9, 2020 Contact: DSHS Wendy Hudson – (302) 382-7978 DSP MCpl. Melissa Jaffe – (302) 382-2136 DSP LT. COL. MELISSA A. ZEBLEY NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF DELAWARE STATE POLICE Today Governor John Carney joined Kimberly Chandler, Acting […]







  Category: Office of Highway Safety

Delaware’s 2021-2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan Finalized

Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), Delaware State Police (DSP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after coordinating with stakeholders, advocacy groups and the public recently unveiled the Delaware 2021-2025 Strategic […]




Motorists Urged to Watch Out for Deer Crossing Roadways

Delaware State Police | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Late October through November is prime time for increasing white-tailed deer activity in Delaware, leading up to their peak mating season in mid-November.




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week

Child Passenger Safety | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Seat Belts | Sussex County | Traffic Safety News | Date Posted: Monday, September 21, 2020

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Promotes National Child Passenger Safety Week from September 20 – 26, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2743 DOVER, Del. (September 21, 2020) – Child Passenger Safety Week is a nationwide campaign that spreads critical awareness and […]




DSP Lt. Col. Melissa A. Zebley Named Superintendent Of Delaware State Police

Alcohol Tobacco Enforcement | Criminal Justice | Delaware Capitol Police | Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Department of Finance | Department of Human Resources | Department of Justice | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Government Information Center | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2020

STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY P.O. BOX 818 DOVER, DELAWARE 19903-0818 NEWS RELEASE Date: July 9, 2020 Contact: DSHS Wendy Hudson – (302) 382-7978 DSP MCpl. Melissa Jaffe – (302) 382-2136 DSP LT. COL. MELISSA A. ZEBLEY NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF DELAWARE STATE POLICE Today Governor John Carney joined Kimberly Chandler, Acting […]