DOVER — Diego E. Tacuriyunga, 23, Orange, hit a traffic post in the rear parking lot of Saint Clares Hospital on Saturday, April 20, at 2:05 a.m.
Dover Police Officer Errick Williams arrived at the scene and spoke to a witness who stated that Mr. Tacuriyunga exited his vehicle and began striking it before returning to it. He allegedly consumed a beverage from a glass bottle and drove from the scene. The vehicle was identified as a 2014 Black Ford Escape with an identifiable license plate.
Approximately five minutes later, a Dover Police Officer spotted the vehicle on North Elm Street and stopped it. The officers requested Bunky’s Heavy Towing & Auto impound the vehicle, and Mr. Tacuriyunga was transported to Dover Police Headquarters.
Mr. Tacuriyunga was charged with
•Failure to report an accident, 39:4-130
•Open Container Alcohol, 39:4-518
•Careless Driving, 39:4-97
•Reckless Driving, 39:4-96
•Leaving the scene of an accident, 39:4-129B
•Operating Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs, 39:4-50
•Consent to Take Samples of Breath, 39:4-50.2
•Refusual to Submit to Chemical Test Penalties, 39:4-50.4A
•Openly consume one 12 oz. Bottle of Corona in Public. Local Ordinance 105-10
A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, this Defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
