Rehoboth Beach man, Bridgeville man face drug charges after crashing car near Long Neck

A Rehoboth Beach man and a Bridgeville man face drug charges after police say they crashed a car near Long Neck and tried to flee March 6.

Members of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force were on patrol at 9:43 p.m. when they saw a red Ford Mustang traveling eastbound on John J. Williams Highway near Bay Farm Road fail to signal properly when turning southbound onto Bay Farm Road, police said. An officer tried to stop the Mustang, police said, but the driver pulled into a driveway on the 26000 block of Bay Farm Road, sped through the yard, and struck a tree. After striking the tree, police said the driver, Jerome Johnson, 52, of Rehoboth Beach and his passenger, Troy Sanders, 42, of Bridgeville both fled but were quickly taken into custody. A computer check showed that Johnson had active capias warrants and a revoked driver’s license. During a search of Johnson, Sanders, the crash scene and the Mustang, police said they found about 3.87 grams of heroin and about 11.97 grams of crack cocaine.

Both men were taken to Troop 4 and charged with two counts possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, tier 2; two counts possession of a controlled substance, tier 2; second-degree conspiracy; resisting arrest; and possession of drug paraphernalia. Johnson also faces traffic charges. They were arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in default of bond – Johnson on $35,501 cash bond, and Sanders on $6,800 secured bond.