Pennsylvania State Police
Media Barracks
• Police said Kevin M. Basmadjian, 21, of Barnegat, N.J., was cited following a two-car, rear-ender crash at Route 1 and State Farm Drive in Concord Township. The accident happened on March 5, just after 9 p.m. According to the report, Basmadjian was driving south on Route 1 in the right lane, behind the other car. That other car came to a controlled stop at the red light, but Basmadjian was distracted while using a hand-held mobile device and was driving too closely and struck the other car from behind. No injuries were reported.
• Ellis J. Badillo, 55, of Mt. Laurel, N.J., was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign and striking another car, police said. The accident happened on Route 1 near Evergreen Drive in Concord Township on Feb. 21 at 2:38 p.m. According to the report, Badillo was driving too fast for conditions and failed to stop at a red light, and struck the other car in its 12 o’clock position. No injuries were reported.
• Driving at an unsafe speed was the reported cause of a one-vehicle accident in the Wegmans parking lot on Jan. 18. Police identified the driver as Kori S. Gilliam, 50, of Lansdowne. According to the report, Gilliam. Was travelling east, passing the front of the building when it went off the road and into a concrete post.
Avondale Barracks
• Police cited an unidentified driver following a two-car crash on Bayard Road in east Marlborough Township on March 30. The report said the unidentified driver was making a left turn from the CVS pharmacy onto Bayard but failed to check for oncoming traffic and was struck by another vehicle heading north on Bayard. No injuries were reported. 
Kennett Square Police Department
• Police said Veronica Veliz, 30, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses after officers conducted a traffic stop due to her vehicle being disabled in the lane of travel, blocking traffic. The incident occurred on March 25 at 9:01 p.m., in the 100 block of W. State Street in Kennett Square. Upon making contact with Veliz, police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. She was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of her breath, resulting in a BAC of 0.111 percent. She was processed and later released pending issuance of a summons.
• Kevin Flores, 20, of Avondale, was arrested and charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, and related traffic offenses after the 2016 Chevrolet he was operating was stopped for an expired registration, according to police. The incident occurred on Feb. 6, at 9:16 p.m., in the 100 block of Meredith Street in the borough. Officers observed indicators suggesting intoxication, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. The report further said officers also detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle during the traffic stop, and Flores admitted to smoking marijuana before operating the vehicle. He was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his blood. On March 26, 2026, the blood results were received with positive findings of THC in Flores’ blood at the time of the traffic stop.
• At 11:30 A.M. on April 1, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of N. Union Street on a vehicle with a heavily tinted front windshield. Upon further investigation during the traffic stop, the operator was taken into custody for carrying a firearm without a license.
• On April 4, at 6:47 p.m., borough police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of James Walker Way and S. Union Street on a vehicle that repeatedly failed to maintain its lane of travel. Upon further investigation, the operator was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI.
• Borough police conducted a traffic stop at 1:31 a.m. on April 4 on a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and failing to maintain its lane of travel. Upon further investigation, the operator of the vehicle was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
