Car crash kills two Delmar students

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January 6, 2008

Car crash kills two Delmar students, Investigators claim speed a factor in fatal accident that left 2 dead and 3 injured

By Ben Penserga
Staff Writer


DELMAR -- The Delmar School District and surrounding community mourned Saturday after two of its high school students were killed in car crash on Dagsboro Road.

Maryland State Police said at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, a car with Kyle Dixon, Dustin Bruch, and two other teenagers was driving north on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road, when the vehicle allegedly missed a curve, crossed the road's double line and drove head-on into a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg.

Police said two in the car died from injuries from the crash. Two other 16-year-olds -- one from Delmar, Md., and one from Delmar, Del. -- as well as Johnson, were hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Police did not provide further details on the identities of the four teenagers involved in the crash. However, the two victims have now been identified as Dixon, 16, of Delmar, Del., and Bruch, 17, of Delmar, Md.

State police said no charges will be filed in the incident since the at fault driver -- now identified as Bruch -- was killed. Investigators said speed was a factor in the crash.

By Saturday morning, flags were at half-staff at Delmar Senior High School, where Dixon and Bruch were both honor roll students. Students, family and staff gathered to support each other with hugs, cards and memorials.

Officials from the Delmar School District declined to comment Saturday afternoon, but extended their condolences to both families their Web site.

"It is with great sadness to hear of the tragic loss of two Delmar students, Kyle Dixon and Dustin Bruch, and the injury of two others in a car accident Friday evening," the statement read. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families."

A funeral service for Dixon will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Delmar High School Auditorium, where family and friends may call an hour prior to the service. A visitation will also be held Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Short Funeral Home on East Grove Street in Delmar.

Arrangements for Bruch's funeral were not available Saturday afternoon.

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School grieves for two who died in crash
By CANDICE EVANS, The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times


Dustin Bruch


Kyle Dixon
Students began crafting posters and get-well cards Monday for the four Delmar Junior and Senior High School teens involved in Friday's fatal car crash.

Dustin Bruch, Kyle Dixon, Shawn Scoval and Robert Disharoon were driving north at about 9:30 p.m. on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road east of Salisbur, Md., when the vehicle missed a curve, crossed the road's double line and went head-on into a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg, said Maryland State Police.

Bruch, 17, of Delmar, Md., and Dixon, 16, of Delmar, Del., were killed in the crash. Scoval, 16, of Delmar, Md., Disharoon, 16, of Delmar, Del., and Johnson were treated and released from Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

"(Scoval and Disharoon) are at home recovering and will hopefully return Wednesday," said Cathy Townsend, Delmar Junior and Senior High School principal.

Students are wearing ribbons, writing letters, creating memory books and signing the lockers of the two boys killed in the crash, said Christy Parsons, a biology teacher who taught Bruch and Dixon.

"We have crisis counselors in place," Townsend said. "We're a small community, so many students have already paid a visit to the families."

A Delmar junior, Dixon was on the honor roll, a member of the soccer team and the Technology Students Association. He was an avid race fan -- "he loved NASCAR" -- but his heart was in dirt-track racing, according to family members.

Dixon raced karts at the Delaware International Speedway with the help of his friends Sean and Chris and made the move to the big track in a "Slide for Five" car this year. He was a pit crew member for AC Delco 2007 Champion Brad Trice and was planning to race AC Delco in the future.

"(Kyle) was explosive with energy," Parsons said. "He would help me clean up after school or come to torment me -- he'd play with things around the classroom."

Bruch -- also a junior -- enjoyed computer games, video games, cars, ATVs, sporting clays, weightlifting, his animals and being with his friends and family.

"Dustin was quiet in school -- a perfect student in the classroom, who usually wore a smile and was very respectful," Parsons said. "Students would tell me he was much louder outside of here."

State police said no charges will be filed in the incident since the driver at fault -- identified as Bruch -- was killed. Investigators said speed was a factor in the crash.

Bruch's funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Holloway Funeral Home, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the service Friday.

Interment will be Powellville Cemetery in Powellville.

A funeral service for Dixon will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Delmar High School auditorium, where family and friends may call an hour prior to the service. A visitation will also be held 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Short Funeral Home at 13 E. Grove St. in Delmar. Pastor Mike Rittenhouse will officiate the funeral service. Interment will follow the services in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar.

Parsons, known as Dixon's favorite teacher, will speak during his funeral.

"A lot of the students are crying -- others laugh while they share stories about the boys," she said. "(Dixon and Bruch) were easy-going and fun-loving boys."

Condolences, memorials

Dustin Bruch: Contributions may be made in his memory to the Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Company, PO Box 208, Parsonsburg, Md. 21849; or the Humane Society of Wicomico County, 5130 Citation Drive, Salisbury, Md. 21804. Visit www.hollowayfh.com to send condolences to the family.

Kyle Dixon: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Delmar High School Soccer Team, c/o Mrs. Webb, 200 N. Eighth St., Delmar, Del. 19940. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.

Contact Candice Evans at [phone], Ext. 234 or [e-mail]

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2 teens killed in head-on crash
The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times

Updated Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 1:54 pm

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Two teenagers were killed Friday night when the vehicle they were in ran head on into another car east of Salisbury, Md., about two miles south of the Delaware state line, police said.

Maryland State Police said at about 9:30 p.m., a 17-year-old Delmar, Del., resident was driving a vehicle north on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road when the vehicle missed a curve, crossed the road’s double line and drove head-on into a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg, Md..

Police said the 17-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger from Delmar, Md., both died from injuries from the crash. Two other 16-year-old passengers -- one from Delmar, Md. and one from Delmar, Del. -- as well as Johnson, were hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Police did not provide further details on the identities of the four teenagers involved in the crash this morning.

The 17-year-old driver from Delmar, Del., was found at fault for the crash. Speed was a factor in the incident, police said

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Delmar area mourns after crash kills teens
Two boys died Friday night near Salisbury
By BEN PENSERGA, The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times

Posted Tuesday, January 8, 2008
The Delmar area is mourning after two high school students were killed in a car crash east of Salisbury, Md.

Those killed were identified as 16-year-old Kyle Dixon of Delmar, Del., and 17-year-old Dustin Bruch of Delmar, Md. Both were honor-roll students.

Bruch was driving the car, Maryland State Police said.

The accident happened about 9:30 p.m. Friday, police said, when the car with Dixon, Bruch, and two other teenagers was driving on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road when the vehicle missed a curve, crossed the road's double line and drove head-on into a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg, Md.

The accident happened about two miles south of the Delaware state line.

Two other 16-year-olds -- one from Delmar, Md., and one from Delmar, Del. -- and Johnson were hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Police did not release their identities.

State police said no charges will be filed in the incident since the driver at fault -- now identified as Bruch -- was killed. Investigators said speed was a factor in the crash.

Flags were at half-staff over the weekend at Delmar Senior High School. Students, family and staff gathered to support each other with hugs, cards and memorials.

Dixon was a member of the soccer and wrestling teams at Delmar High and raced karts at Delaware International Speedway, according to his family.

Officials from the Delmar School District declined to comment, but extended their condolences to both families on their Web site.

"It is with great sadness to hear of the tragic loss of two Delmar students, Kyle Dixon and Dustin Bruch, and the injury of two others in a car accident Friday evening," the statement read. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families."

A funeral service for Dixon will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Delmar High School auditorium, where family and friends may call an hour prior to the service. A visitation will also be held Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Short Funeral Home on East Grove Street in Delmar.

Services for Bruch will be 2 p.m. Friday at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury, according to the school district. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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Written by Raymond Rivera
Two Teens Killed in Fatal Accident

One of two cars involved in a Friday night accident on Dagsboro Road that took the life of two teens. (Photo: WBOC)





01/04/2008 11:53 PM ET; 01/05/2008 10:20 AM ET

PARSONSBURG, Md.- Police say two teens were killed with three other people injured after two-vehicle crash in Parsonsburg late Friday night.

Maryland State Police say that at about 9:30 p.m., a 17-year-old Delmar, Del., boy was driving a vehicle north on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the road's center double yellow line and drove into the path of a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg.

Police say the 17-year-old driver and the 16-year-old driver's side rear passenger from Delmar, Md., both died from injuries from the crash.

Two other 16-year-old passengers- one from Delmar, Md. and one from Delmar, Del.- as well as Johnson, were hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

While police did not provide further details about the identifies of the teenage victims, it has been confirmed that the two fatal victims were Dustin Bruch and Kyle Dixon.

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Written by Kye Parsons and Jobin Panicker
Funeral Held for One of Two Teens Killed in Crash

Flags were flown at half-mast Wednesday at Delmar Junior and Senior High School in honor of the two students killed in last Friday's crash. (Photo: WBOC)



Kyle Dixon



Dustin Bruch





01/09/2008 1:24 PM ET; 3:46 PM ET

DELMAR, Del.- A funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon for one of the two Delmar Junior and Senior High School teens killed in a car accident last Friday.

Maryland State Police say Dustin Bruch, Kyle Dixon, Shawn Scoval and Robert Disharoon were driving north at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road when the vehicle missed a curve, crossed the road's double line and collided head-on with a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by 38-year-old Kimberly Johnson of Parsonsburg, Md.

Bruch, 17, of Delmar, Md., and Dixon, 16, of Delmar, Del., both honor students, were killed in the crash. Scoval, 16, of Delmar, Md., Disharoon, 16, of Delmar, Del., and Johnson were treated at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

A day after the crash counselors were brought in to the school to help grieving students cope with the tragedy. Delmar School District Superintendent Dr. David Ring said it was important for school officials to give the victims' families their privacy while they also handled the grief of their students.

"The pain of losing a child is difficult," Ring said. "The pain for their fellow classmates and their friends is also very difficult."

Classes ended early on Wednesday so students would have a chance to get prepared for Dixon's funeral held in the Delmar High auditorium. Interment followed in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar, Del.

Bruch's funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the service Friday.

Interment will be in Powellville Cemetery in Powellville.