Police: Man hit by car near home with holiday lights display
Source: Associated Press
Updated 11:46 am, Monday, November 27, 2017
BEAR, Del. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man has died hours after being hit by a car near a Delaware home where people flock each year to see its elaborate Christmas lights.
Delaware State Police say 62-year-old Thomas R. Brock was struck Friday night while crossing a street in Bear, near where a homeowner puts of hundreds of thousands of lights and other decorations each winter holiday season.
Police say Brock was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died Saturday. His hometown wasn't disclosed.
Authorities say they don't believe the 23-year-old driver, a local resident, was going too fast. Police say neither one was impaired.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Pedestrian-killed-in-area-known-for-Christmas-12386139.php
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Here's one house decorated for Christmas in Bear, Delaware:
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The city needs to have police directing traffic, and send the bill to this home owner. Also the city should tell him what hours he can "operate". For example, only on from 7 to 11 p.m.
