NEW CASTLE, DE – A traffic collision on Springfield Boulevard in New Castle turned violent Sunday night when Brandon Norma, 29, of Bear, DE began assaulting the other driver involved in the crash in front of his family.
Police responded to the scene of the crash and Delaware State Troopers after Norma assaulted the driver of the other vehicle and threatened to kill his wife and young children inside the car, then fled.
“On March 20, 2022, at approximately 5:26 p.m., troopers responded to the intersection of Springfield Boulevard at Fantail Court, New Castle, in reference to an accident involving two vehicles,” the Delaware State Police said in a statement. “While troopers responded to the scene, dispatch advised that one of the operators involved in the accident was actively assaulting the other driver. Additionally, the male suspect who had just assaulted the other driver had fled the scene on foot.”
DSP said upon arrival officers learned after the collision, a light skin black male approached the second vehicle, a GMC Sierra, with an anti-theft club broke the driver side window and began assaulting the operator, a 38-year-old man of New Castle, with it.
“The suspect also threatened to kill all the occupants inside the vehicle which included three female children ages 9, 5, and 2. The suspect then fled the scene of foot,” DSP said in a statement.
With the assistance of the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit and New Castle County Police Department, Brandon Norman was located still actively running on foot in the Governor’s Square Shopping Center. Norman was taken into custody without incident and transported to the hospital for minor injuries.
After being released from the hospital, Norman was charged with possession of a deadly weapon, assault, aggravated menacing, four counts of terroristic threatening, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and several traffic violations.
He was released after posting bail on a $26,010 bond.