{"id":89594,"date":"2026-07-01T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wilmington-woman-arrested-on-drug-dui-charges-after-early-morning-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:46:32","slug":"wilmington-woman-arrested-on-drug-dui-charges-after-early-morning-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wilmington-woman-arrested-on-drug-dui-charges-after-early-morning-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilmington Woman Arrested on Drug, DUI Charges After Early Morning Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782924392648.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89593\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Delaware State Police have arrested a 28-year-old Wilmington woman on multiple felony drug and driving under the influence charges after a two-vehicle crash in the early hours of Saturday morning.<\/p><p>Troopers were called to the area of Centre Road and Faulkland Road in Wilmington at around 4:20 a.m. on June 27, 2026, following reports of a collision. When officers arrived and made contact with one of the drivers \u2014 identified as Ricarda Sandoval \u2014 they observed signs that she was impaired. Sandoval was given Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and was taken into custody peacefully.<\/p><p>A search of Sandoval&#8217;s purse uncovered approximately 11.5 grams of crack cocaine divided into 20 small plastic bags, as well as roughly 5.64 grams of methamphetamine packaged in 8 small plastic bags.<\/p><p>Sandoval was transported to Troop 6, where she was formally charged, arraigned through Justice of the Peace Court, and sent to the Delores J. Baylor Women&#8217;s Correctional Institution on a $20,352 secured bond.<\/p><p>The charges she faces include: Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver Tier 2 Quantity (Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 2 Quantity (Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 1 Quantity (Felony), two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving While Suspended or Revoked, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs, Failure to Have Insurance Identification in Possession, Inattentive Driving, and Following a Motor Vehicle Too Closely.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 28-year-old Wilmington woman is behind bars after Delaware State Police say she crashed her vehicle and was found carrying significant quantities of crack cocaine and methamphetamine. Ricarda Sandoval was taken into custody in the early morning hours of June 27, 2026, near the intersection of Centre Road and Faulkland Road. She now faces multiple felony drug charges along with DUI and other traffic-related offenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782924392648.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-nj4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12074,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/troopers-arrest-wilmington-man-for-dui-gun-and-drug-charges-in-georgetown\/","url_meta":{"origin":89594,"position":0},"title":"Troopers Arrest Wilmington Man for DUI, Gun, and Drug Charges in Georgetown","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"January 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware State Police have arrested 35-year-old Douglas McLean of Wilmington, Delaware, for DUI, drug, and stolen gun charges following a traffic stop in Georgetown. 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