Newark man charged with DUI and other offenses after incident on Route 40

A Newark man is charged with DUI and a laundry list of other offenses after he allegedly drove dangerously along Route 40 this past week.

New Castle County Police accused 35-year-old Curtis Maxwell of accelerating rapidly, speeding and spinning his car’s tires on Route 40 near Route 7 around 10:45 p.m. Thursday.

Detectives caught up with Maxwell at the Route 7 intersection, where Maxwell kept spinning his tires and making smoke, and when the light turned green, he sped off, but was stopped near the Route 1 overpass…

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