Driver rammed her Subaru into bicyclist in bike lane then kept driving until her SUV broke down: Police

A pistillate successful Delaware smashed her Subaru into a cyclist — yet causing his decease — and lone stopped erstwhile her SUV broke down, authorities say.

Kara Gilmore, 46, faces charges including second-degree vehicular homicide successful the decease of 52-year-old Duane Pershing, the Delaware State Police announced. She besides stands accused of leaving the country of a collision resulting successful death, driving nether the power of alcohol, and different related postulation offenses.

On Tuesday astatine astir 9 p.m., Pershing was traveling westbound successful the eastbound motorcycle lane connected Atlantic Avenue successful Millville, Delaware. At the aforesaid time, Gilmore was driving a Subaru Forester eastbound connected the aforesaid road, meaning the cyclist and motorist would person been facing each other.

The 2 were connected Atlantic Avenue eastbound of Whites Neck Road successful Millville, a municipality 4 miles from the Atlantic Coast. As Gilmore drove, constabulary say, she "left the eastbound lane of travel, entered the motorcycle lane, and struck the bicyclist."

The suspect allegedly continued driving but was recovered by Ocean View Police Department officers "a abbreviated clip later" arsenic her SUV was "disabled" successful the parking batch of a adjacent bank. When troopers made interaction with Gilmore, they accidental she "showed aggregate signs of impairment."

Law enforcement gave her tract sobriety tests and past arrested her for DUI.

Pershing was recovered astatine the clang tract and was flown to a determination infirmary "with life-threatening injuries," troopers said. He died the pursuing day.

After Gilmore's arrest, she was released connected a $3,404 unsecured bond. However, pursuing Pershing's death, respective of her charges were upgraded, and she was taken into custody successful Maryland, wherever she is from.

The Delaware State Police said connected Thursday that the clang probe was ongoing, and they urged anyone with accusation to interaction them.