 Sightings of a black bear started last weekend with reports from Julie Lane in Newark and surveillance video of a bear roaming the back deck of a home nearby. As the week began, there were reports of bear sightings in the Scottfield neighborhood and then the bear area. Delaware State Police report a bear was struck and killed on Route 1 at School Bell Road around 11 Tuesday night. The driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene and was not hurt.