Steven Harris' vehile, a Honda Civic, after the crash.
AUBURN — Two men have been charged after a street race on Center Street Monday morning resulted in a collision that sent two people to the hospital.
Shawn Pelletier
Fire fighters clean up the debris around a Hyundai that was involved in a collision at 305 Center Street. The driver, 31-year-old Michael Dozois of Lewiston, was exiting the Pep-Boys parking lot when the crash occurred.
At 11:44 a.m. police say 21-year-old Shawn Pelletier and Steven Harris, both of Lewiston, were racing on Center Street in Auburn when Harris' Honda Civic collided with a Hyundai that was exiting the Pep-Boys parking lot. The driver of the Hyundai, 31-year-old Michael Dozois of Lewiston, had to be extricated from the vehicle by Auburn firefighters.
According to the Auburn police, Dozois and Harris were transported to Central Maine Medical Center, where both are listed in satisfactory condition.
Harris was summonsed for driving to endanger.
Shawn Pelletier, the other driver, fled the scene of the accident in his Volkswagen Jetta, police say. He was located a short time later and charged with driving to endanger and violation of conditions of release. He is held without bail currently at the Androscoggin County Jail.
According to a press release, there was a separate street racing incident on Friday night, also on Center Street. The drivers of both vehicles in the Friday night incident were charged.
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Grow up.... please!
He's so freakin responsible huh? Drag raving on Center St on Monday morning.
Well.... maybe this "good job" he has will think twice about the kind of employees they have. I now I would think about it.
As a matter of fact! We FIRED a kid JUST LIKE this one last week! So yea.. I KNOW I would think twice about it!
BTW... the kid we fired has already been involved in a fatal accident and STILL races around like a fool.
YOU were also NOT THERE to see what happened... being there within a few minutes doesn't mean you were there. As stated by someone uninvolved.... THEY WERE RACING! What reason does gitrdunn have to lie?
Oh... and be careful what you say to someone on here.... admissible in court. I'd print this up sugarsweet... so when these "thugs" come to take out their infantile revenge on you for speaking against their pathetic behavior.... you can show them where the conflict started...
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You sound like typical Lewiston white trash.
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Oh well if you were there and saw everything then you would know he wasn't racing because you can't go that fast on center st and he was probably four or five car links away from him but, they were side by side right down center st during lunch traffic though!!! Because anyone with a half a brain knows thats impossible for that time of day!
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if u have seen the photos on his facebook, you would know for a fact he was not going 50mph, idiots. u dont bent a whole front clip at a 90 degree and push the engine back and bend subframes at a 50mph impact, get over it he was racing, everyone knows it, tons of people saw it.
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So he would never race, he would never lie, yet the accident happened, the cops are calling it racing, someone else on here is claiming to be an eyewitness to a race, and we should believe you. OK. Of course we believe you. Take a valium, try some decaf, take an English class with an emphasis on grammar and spelling, then get a clue.
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Oooo I know who you are sugarsweet you 2 faced wh*nch. You say things like this on here when your husband DOES THE EXACT SAME THING!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! HE JUST DID IT YESTERDAY YOU FREAKING HYPOCRITE!!! GO F*%&$ YOURSELF!!
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Oh right ok people because nobody else ever speeds down center st I see people do it all the time. Im sure that all of you have done it more then once. IVE SAID IT BEFORE AND ILL SAY IT AGAIN JJUUUSSSSTTTT BECAUSE HE WAS IN A FREAKING CIVIC DOESNT MEAN HE WAS RACINNNNGGGG!!!!! AND GITRDUNN YOU CAN WRECK YOUR CAR AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH. And if he was doing 80 or over as you claim he was then you wouldnt even have seen enough to know what you saw. You can't even go 80 on center st at lunch time theres to many people! Sugarsweet-by personal experience my a@&! NEWSFLASH you obviously dont know steven at all because he wouldnt lie especially over something like this where someone else got hurt. He may have made a few mistakes but he would never lie about something that could have taken lives. And if by some chance he does KNOW you then why dont you give me your full name and I will be more then happy to ask him.
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i would like to meet steve again not in a car but to chat about the whole thing cause it was pretty crazy...i didnt want anybody to get hurt...
and here this point
if someone throws a ball at you...and you cant catch, are you gonna let it hit you or r u gonna get out of the way...well same thing here
if you got 2 cars coming at you and they look like they r going fast r u going to let them hit you or r u going to get out of the way?/
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i was on center street when these idiots went flying by winding threw the gears!! they were doing well over 80mph !! thats not just trying to get some fast food! get a clue!!! my goshhh, how do u wreck a car just speeding a little to get lunch in time?!!!!???!??! thats a good way to kill someone you dumba$$e$!!!!! and your lucky you didnt!!
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I know both parties involved quite well and am in no position at all to say these idiots weren't racing. JPoulin - i know that you're just trying to stand up for your man. Well newsflash girl, HE'S LYING!! There were several eye witnesses that confirmed them racing, and well the police have also come to that conclusion. Accept the facts, it's all been laid out in black and white. Steven races all the time, and so does Pelletier. I know this from personal experience. If my husband was involved in something so stupid I'd probably stick up for him to, lying and all, just like you are for Steven. Well, good luck, thank God that everyone is alive! I hope that all whom were injured recover quickly and that Pelletier not be the only one serving time in jail. Steven needs to serve time as well as he was completely careless and just plain stupid!
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Well Gil if you must know Steven is my fiance and I was there within minutes of it happening. So I think I have a pretty good clue of what happened especially over someone like you that probably only read the article. Nice attempt though to try an insult my intelligence level on one measly word because you couldn't think of anything better to say. Great job! Kudos for you dear.
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I'm sure with you being there and all you know exactly how it went down. Whatever. And I didn't say "your" right because I took the time and studied in school. "Your" states ownership, "You're" is a contraction of You Are. Take a little time and actually learn English gooder.
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Easy Gil gee what are the chances of 2 young men driving fast on center st?? hmmm pretty fricken high right. Steven was going to fast for lunch time traffic on center st yes but, he wasn't racing! He was on his lunch break and getting some fast food when the kid approached him to ask what he had in his car..people do that to him all the time. Then the kid thought he was cool in some crappy jetta so he decided to go flying down center st. All Steven was trying to do was get back to work before he was late. Like a responsible stand up citizen. Just because he was in a 2 door civic with a few stickers and an exhaust doesnt mean he's some ricer that races down busy streets like a bat outta hell. Steven is ok if you mean alive! He has a few broken bones, at the result of some incompetent drivers and I dont mean dozois I mean pelletier. I bet you have made a few stupid mistakes to GILLLLL so don't be so quick to judge! And like I said before I hope everyone involved has a speedy recovery. :)
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I am the "Pelletier" kid and i was parked as he rolled thru drive thru and called me out his quote "so where do u want to do this"...and my passenger will tell u the same... i didnt race him i just simply took off out of the parking lot to show him i got a busted looking car thats pretty fast... a car pulled out in front of me and i dodged it...in my opinion if harris wasnt tailgaiting he could have missed the car as well...but i was going about 50 couldnt even see his headlights in my rearview...to me thats pretty close not allowing enough space to react in a situation like that....i am gald both of them are ok...but i got scared and ran...but i paid the price i lost my license and as you all can see i went to jail...oh well thats what happens....BUT ILL STICK TO SAYING WE WERENT RACING...just driving fast
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It's probably just a coincidence that two young guys in wanna be sports cars are driving down the road side by side at a high rate of speed. It's probably just a coincidence that the other kid took off instead of waiting to report his side at the scene of an accident, seeing as how they weren't racing or anything. Harris has a job, and you vouch for him, so he must be ok. Everybody else has it wrong. Whatever.
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wow, you must be right gil,you was there,you saw everything, was your radar gun calibrated? how about an eye exam,bet you can see through walls too. small town losers got nothing better to do than voice their small town opinions on things they are not involved in. yeah your town is safe except for people who drive too fast. no crime, no drugs, nothing else. your a loser!
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Thank you "responsiblewheeler" for having the only sensible comment on this page. So glad to see that everyone claims to be perfect and never speeds. Did any of you ever stop and think that maybe there is more to this story or this isn't the real story at all? Its so funny how everyone believes what they read...could you be anymore jaded? THIS IS THE MEDIA PEOPLE! I happen to know for a fact Steven is a responsible person, just for the record. Maybe you should ask HIM what happened before you all make assumptions, call him a jerk and say he should be thrown in jail...
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First of all I dont know about the pelletier kid but Harris DOES INFACT HAVE A JOB!!! A good job. If he didnt have a job how would he afford his car. DUH. Second dont believe everything you hear or read. Before you make your opinions and assumptions remember that just because he was speeding DOES NOT MEAN HE WAS RACING!!!!!!!! If anyone is trash here its the one who left the scene like a coward. Harris is not trash or a punk and you people know nothing about him. Things happen it doesnt matter what your doing when your doing people can get hurt or die from the simplest things. Anyway I hope that Harris and Dozois have a fast recovery! <3 The other kid can get F%*@#!
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Speeding is not right but being late for work adn speeding is much different than racing down a crowded street and then leaving the scene with soemone trapped in their car.
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1) Street Racing on a Public Street
2) Street Racing a Honda Civic and a VW Jetta
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Since I was not there, I cannot accurately comment on the events that unfolded today, nor will I. And if you were not there you too are just speculating. I drive for a living and speeding is the norm in L/A. Take a drive down Lisbon Street at 8 am, 50mph is about average at that time. Center street is no different, I could write a book a hundred pages long listing the streets that folks regularly speed on, If these two were street racing I am confident the police will do there job and they will be punished. But, tomorrow morning when your late to work, look down at your dash, I'd bet you're speeding as well, and just because there is not someone right next to you, the damage you could do is just as severe.
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you are correct that people drive like idiots everyday. roads are not racetracks nor playgrounds and should not be treated as such. and we should all realize that there are more and more drivers out there: more elderly drivers, new drivers, truck drivers, motorcycle riders, buses, taxies, immigrant drivers, distracted drivers, and vacationers. there are just more people on the road then ever before and we must all be more courtious and aware of our surroundings. that is why we have new laws about street racing, cell phones, and seat belts. trying to legislate common sense. and when i'm going to be late for work, i call before i leave home and let them know so i don't feel the need to speed.
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At what age does the brain develop??? Sounds like these street racers have arrested development...Of all the streets to pick to race, could they have picked a more busy one. Again where they think the laws don't apply to them, just the other drivers. Glad there wasn't a child involved in this accident, but I feel sorry for the one that had his car totaled and had to be extracted. Common sense tells me there was none on the part of the racers. Funny how others try to make the innocent in this look like the guilty one... Hope they lose their license for a good long time and have to pay restitution to the guy that was just pulling out of the parking lot and minding his own business.
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Do you have any commonsense? Ok think about it! You go to exit a parking lot...you look left......you see a car but the speed limit is 30ish so it will take him an appropriate amount of time to get to where you are....OH YES! BUT THIS IDIOT IS DRAGRACING! How the heck was this guy to know that idiot boy would drag soemone down Center street at 11:44 on a MOnday! Come on! Get a clue! Ticket the guy that pulled out!? They ought to ticket you for speaking without COMMONSENSE!
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if this driver was such a poor judge of distance and time and speed etc. maybe he should have pulled his head out his butt and take a look around before proceeding. i think you earned a ticket too shizzton.
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Lock em up and throw away the key before they kill one of our children,mother,father,sister or brother..........They have no respect for the law ,or anyone else for that matter.Damn Punks!!!What do you wanna bet they don't even have a friggin job!!!!
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can you say police block on center street? pieces of uneducated trash like these young "street racers" should have their heads examined and their licenses removed forever. these young "street racers" wonder why the police are always "harassing" them and making them follow those silly laws that don't really apply to them. there is no excuse for this behavior. mabey next time a "street racer" might run over a child who is crossing their racetrack and should have already known better. this was during the day around noon time in noon time traffic! what jerks.
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It is obvious that common sense has none.
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What about ticketing the guy exiting the parking lot? Last I knew cars in the driving lane have the right of way over parking lot traffic.
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poor little no skill driver,cant get across the big bad street without getting in the way of traffic flow. he probaly took lessons from his grandma
next time,this retard should take some driving lessons before venturing out in the real world.
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First off, Mike Dozois is a high school friend of mine, so I'm biased. Just putting that out their as a disclaimer.
However, that parking lot is right at the light. If your driving legally that distance is easily enough to pull out from. But if the people at the light are driving like lunatics, obviously not.
Luckily everyone is ok, and those idiots will be paying for their stupidity.
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