Delaware State Police have taken four people into custody following a high-speed chase that concluded with a vehicle collision on Route 1 Thursday morning, during which authorities discovered a stolen firearm.
The suspects include 24-year-old Xavier Lamour from Dover and three minors – a 16-year-old and 15-year-old both from Dover, plus another 15-year-old from Harrington.
The incident began around 9:50 a.m. on April 23, 2026, when a Highway Safety Unit trooper noticed a Kia Sportage speeding southbound on Route 1 near School House Road in New Castle. When the officer tried to pull over the vehicle, the driver sped up and fled the scene. The trooper gave chase initially but called off the pursuit south of the William V. Roth Jr. Bridge due to safety risks to the public.
Law enforcement officers broadcast the vehicle’s description throughout the area. Soon after, troopers looking for the Kia near the Route 1 and Middletown Odessa Road intersection witnessed the speeding vehicle collide with a tractor-trailer before flipping over in the median strip. All four occupants were apprehended at the scene without additional problems, and no one sustained injuries in the crash.
During a search of the wrecked vehicle, police found a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen in Alabama. Computer records also revealed the Kia itself had been reported as stolen by Dover Police Department.
Lamour was transported to Troop 9 and faces multiple charges including Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Receiving a Stolen Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, Disregarding a Police Officer Signal, and various traffic violations. Justice of the Peace Court 11 arraigned him and set his bond at $50,504 secured. He is being held at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution.
The three teenage suspects were also brought to Troop 9 and charged with identical felony counts: Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Receiving a Stolen Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, Disregarding a Police Officer Signal, and related traffic offenses. New Castle County Family Court arraigned each juvenile, and they are being held by the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families on $55,000 secured bonds.
