WILTON — A three-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon on Route 2 claimed the life of a former co-pastor of the First Apostolic Church.
A NorthStar Ambulance crew, Wilton firefighters and police work at the scene of a crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 2 in Wilton near Collectors Delight, the former Dexter Shoe building. A car traveling west struck a pickup and then a tractor-trailer heading east.
A NorthStar Ambulance crew, Wilton firefighters and police work at the scene of a crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 2 in Wilton near Collectors Delight, the former Dexter Shoe building. A car traveling west struck a pickup and then a tractor-trailer heading east. The impact pulled tires off the empty pulp truck and scattered debris from both vehicles.
A NorthStar Ambulance crew, Wilton firefighters and police work at the scene of a crash Tuesday afternoon on Route 2 in Wilton near Collectors Delight, the former Dexter Shoe building. A car traveling west struck a pickup and then a tractor-trailer heading east.
Alton J. Walston, 83, of Wilton was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash just west of Collectors Delight, formerly the Dexter Shoe Store. Walston formerly co-pastored the church with his wife, Sharon, who remains the pastor.
He was driving a maroon Chevrolet Impala west on Route 2 just east of the church at about 3 p.m. and apparently veered into the eastbound lane, said Wilton police officer Nicholas Oettinger.
Walston initially collided with a silver Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck driven by Bruce W. Thibeault.
The Impala bounced back into the westbound lane briefly before veering back into the eastbound lane where it struck a tractor-trailer driven by Avery P. Liston. Lettering on the truck door stated Linkletter Trucking from Athens.
“The Impala had a major collision with the tractor-trailer and came to rest on the side of the road,” Oettinger said.
Thibeault and Liston escaped serious injury, Oettinger said.
A crash reconstruction specialist and a commercial vehicle specialist arrived from the Maine State Police to help Oettinger with the investigation at the scene. A portion of Route 2 was closed for a few hours while police investigated. Traffic was routed through Main Street from East Wilton to Wilton.
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I can't believe all the hoopla about the location of the accident when someone has lost their life! You people are really pathetic! And you wingnut56 are beyond pathetic with your sick sense of humor! God bless this poor man and his family!!
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the dexter shoe out let is 2 and 4 route 2 goes to rumford and over to new hamshire and 4 goes to livermore and to auburn miss bryant should no what she is talking about before she post things
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In regards to the comments that have already been posted here...I realize accurate reporting is important, but a life was suddenly ended due to this incident. Have statistics become more important than people? God be with the family, friends, and saints of this Pastor.
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i have lived here for 52 years and that is route 2 and 4 it comes together up at the old burgess shoe outlet and goes to farmington. so sorry for the family..
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I agree - the loss of life is first and foremost and I, too, extend my sympathy to the family. But, while we're at it, let's include a little geography lesson for those who are hung up on the details of Routes 2 and 4. U.S. Route 2 is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning 2,579 miles (4,150 km) across the northern continental United States.
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Both these routes are very long. Rt. 4 comes up from Auburn and runs to Rangely. Rt 2 goes from Western VT to Bangor and further north. They join in Wilton just past the Jay town line and travel together to Farmington, where Rt. 4 goes north to Rangely and Rt. 2 continues eastward. This crash scene is on the section where they run together, but almost all the local people just refer to this section as "Rt.2", probably because Rt. 2 is a U.S. designation and Rt. 4 is a state highway.
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Route 2 goes well past the location of the accident into both directions.
RIP Rev Walston
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Bass shoe shop on da left on da way Farmington from Livermore to chase da college girls was da name of da rudd. Us boys from da paper mills towns know da rudd. When your from there it's just another rudd. We go da other way to Gusta too.
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wingnut your 1 sick puppy.. i pray for the family that lost a loved one !
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Dear Miss Bryant;
I'm sorry but, the Former Dexter Shoe Store is located on Route 4 Not Route 2.
I've been traveling this road since the 1970's and it's always been referred to as Route 4 or Routes 2 and 4 but, I believe this section is only Route 4 as Route 2 doesn't travel up that far.
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I'm Sorry Randall, But... You may have travelled it since the 70's, but you are not correct about this. The former Dexter is indeed on both routes 2 and 4.
As seen in Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/dexter2and4
News from/about Franklin county is typically written by people who live here and know the area.
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i have lived in dryden all my life and 2 and 4 connect up on the hill at the old burgess shoe building and goes to farmington .. that stretch of road is 2 and 4 . so sorry for the family..
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