second georgetown crash

(Georgetown Police Department)

GEORGETOWN, Del. - The Georgetown Police Department said they arrested another man after a second crash at the downtown Georgetown Circle in the early morning of Oct. 19.

Police say around 1 a.m., officers were dispatched to North Bedford St. and the Circle and upon arrival, saw a man fleeing the scene on foot. After a short pursuit, they say they arrested the suspect, 35-year-old Santos Niz-Chilel of Georgetown.

They say the car was traveling down North Bedford St, then crashed straight into the Circle, hitting a street sign and damaging flower beds nearby. Police say the cost of the damages are still being assessed.

second georgetown circle crash

(Georgetown Police Department)

second gtown circle crash

(Georgetown Police Department)

Niz-Chilel was charged with the following:

- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

- Resisting Arrest

- Criminal Mischief

- Failure to Provide Information

- Leaving the Scene of a Crash

Georgetown police say he is being held at Sussex Correctional Institution.