AUBURN — The driver of a minivan was seriously injured Thursday night when the vehicle slammed into the side of a tractor-trailer on Kittyhawk Avenue.
Auburn firefighters and United Ambulance personnel transfer the driver of a minivan to a stretcher after the vehicle crashed into a Hart Transport semi trailer pulling out of a lot onto Kittyhawk Avenue in Auburn on Thursday. The minivan was traveling southeast on Kittyhawk toward Washington Street. The semi was taking a left turn toward Hotel Road.
Police and rescue crews responded to the crash near the intersection of Kittyhawk and First Flight Drive at about 6:15 p.m. The first police officer to arrive found both vehicles in the roadway and the driver of the minivan trapped inside the vehicle.
Fire and rescue crews tore the doors and part of the roof from the vehicle to free the victim, who was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with what were believed to be life-threatening injuries.
On Friday, police identified the driver of the minivan as 43-year-old Abdikadir Mohamed of Lewiston. He was alone in the van when he crashed.
It was unknown what caused the wreck. It appeared the driver of the Hartt Transportation tractor-trailer, identified as Brian Blanchard, 32, of Sabattus, was pulling from a lot onto Kittyhawk Avenue when the minivan, headed toward Washington Street, struck the truck with enough force to punch a hole in the side of the rig.
No skid marks could be seen at the accident scene.
The driver of another tractor-trailer, uninvolved in the wreck, said he drove up on the scene a short time after the vehicles crashed. He said the driver of a third vehicle had pulled to the side of the road and flashed his lights to warn oncoming motorists of the wreck. Beyond that, he did not know what led to the collision.
A Lewiston police officer went to the scene to assist with a reconstruction. The Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division was also joining the investigation because of the tractor-trailer involved.
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Everyone of you that sit there and pass judgement should be ashamed of yourselves. He happens to be a very nice gentlemen and what happened to him was horrible. His life is in gods hands and all of you should just thank your lucky stars that it isn't someone from your family that is laying in the hospital not knowing if they are going to live or die. Just count your blessings that you and yours are healthy and safe. And stop to say wow I hope that he makes it. Nobody knows what happened with that accident. He happened to be leaving work. Something that most of the people that are making comments don't even do. Obviously he is not collecting welfare.
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How do you know that "Obviously he is not collecting welfare"? I is not "obvious" and I would be very surprised if he wasn't.
Even if does have a job, he can still qualify Food Stamps, TANF and Mainecare.
How do you know he has a job? It doesn't say in the story that he does. How did you get that from the story?
As far as comparing him being hurt and in the hospital to it happening to one of my family members, there is no comparison. If he is as important to you as a family is, have you been to the hospital to see him? Are you paying his bills and looking after his home while he is hurt? Are you helping his wife and his children? That's what I do for family members, and unless you are doing that for this man then you have no right to chastise anyone for not caring enough.
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The test should be stricter, yes. Do you remember your driving exam? Anybody who has been riding as a passanger in a car for some time could easily get a passing score on the exam.
Now, did this guy have a license? I doubt it. It doesn't matter though. I'm sure the state is going to pick up his medical bills, replace his car, and give him a nice big fruit basket.
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I think Mythbusters needs to pay a visit to Lewiston.
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You are allowed to have a "Translator" if English is not your first spoken language.
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I think deep inside we all know what caused the accident, I've had one or two close calls with mini-van drivers cutting me off in the wal-mart area....nuff said
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how can they have so many stores that sell the same product with no customers and they all advertise the ability to wire money ? what money and is it coming or going and where. And Mainegrad the somali and the French is nothing alike the french came to work in the mills the somali came for the best welfare in the world
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maybe Margaret Chase Smith will also come back from the grave and school you like she did him.
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Bingo!! Kaos may have hit the bulls-eye.
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I hope he'll be ok.
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I think we can all agree with that, jpat
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I'll be darned if I can figure out the local mindset that needs to have an underdog class of people to kick around. Growing up around Lewiston being French was reason enough to have everything blamed on you. Every Somali comment I have seen or heard over the last ten years mimics the exact same language and "Lisbon Street" denegration that were levied against the French a short generation ago. It's as if you see a foreign name that has a vague resemblance to to Arabic and immediately assume its Somali. I know a dozen or so people who have similar sounding names that are neither Somali nor residents of downtown Lewiston. Kaos and Blue Eyes; you are free to say what you want but your words show an unfortunate bias toward ethnic slander that borders on racism.
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So MaineGrad, you are French? What part of France are you from?
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So, you're saying that Abdikadir Mohamed might not be a muslim Somali name? Well, then, I guess it's possilble that Howdy Doody doesn't have wooden balls,either.
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....quacks like a duck....it's a duck
(and for the moderator I didn't use the work S****i)
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replace work with word
(Sorry I used work and S****i in the same sentence)
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MaineGrad, I don't think it's so much about kicking around a certain class of people as much as it's about what appears to be special treatment for said certain class of people. Most people have drivers licenses, and I would guess they remember what they had to know and do to prove themselves worthy of getting them. When, over and over, you see the obvious, that being that many of our refugee class didn't get drivers licenses under very strict circumstances, it makes one wonder.
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This crazy urban myth that some people are getting special treatment vis a vis their drivers' license. Just insane. You can't back that up and you know it. Just like that mythical vanity plate with 11 letters.
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Do you have proof that they're not getting special treatment in certain matters, oj?
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In the Maine codes. It says everyone has to pass the same test, in the same way, to get their drivers license. There are no exceptions. No fast track, no expedite. Any more questions?
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You said, "In the Maine codes. It says everyone has to pass the same test, in the same way, to get their drivers license. There are no exceptions. No fast track, no expedite. Any more questions?"
Please give a link to the statute that "says" this. I am very curious.
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http://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/licenses/getlicense.html
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You posted "In the Maine codes. It says everyone has to pass the same test, in the same way, to get their drivers license. There are no exceptions. No fast track, no expedite. Any more questions?"
And the answer is no i dont see any "fast track, expedite or exceptions here"
But that is not what you said, you said
"You said, "In the Maine codes. It says everyone has to pass the same test, in the same way, to get their drivers license. There are no exceptions. No fast track, no expedite. "
You stated that the Maine Code "says" this. Where exactly does it say it?
You are adding to the law here.
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Did you see quotation marks around any of my sentences? WOW you though I was typing quotes. No, I was just stating the fact that the Maine statutes say what they do. Now I understand what I am dealing with, here. HURRR DURRR
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but you did say, as a statement of fact, that the Maine statutes say:
"In the Maine codes. It says everyone has to pass the same test, in the same way, to get their drivers license. There are no exceptions. No fast track, no expedite. "
The Maine statutes say no such thing. Why do you think they do? You stated this as fact when it is not.
You are adding to the law.
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I didn't mean to imply that you were quoting the Maine Statutes word for word. What I am saying is that they don't say what you are stating as fact at all, neither directly nor indirectly. Not even in a general sense does it state what you say it does.
You made it up.
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The rules are there. There is no provision for exceptions. Therefore, no exceptions. If there were exceptions, you would be able to show me, but you can't because there aren't. Nobody gets a fast track, different test, or anything else. If they did, surely you would be able to prove it.
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YOU made the statement that "the Maine code says there are no exceptions", when in fact it says no such thing.
There is no mention of exceptions or fairness, you are just ASSUMING that the law is fair and equal, but you don't really know if exceptions are being made for foreign refugees or not. There are examples on record of states easing the rules to fast track the licensing of illegal aliens in states like California and Colorado, especially when it comes to proving identity and citizenship status.
The truth is that the Maine Codes do not "say" that everyone is tested equally. And it does not specifically forbid the fast tracking of the rules or the easing of the rules for refugees. And you don't know for sure what, if any, concessions are being made for the Somalian refugees.
You are making it up.
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Anything that says someone got a license that was expedited or any other special circumstance. Where is it?
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Facts only. No rumors or hearsay.
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Await my what?
I asked you to prove that the Maine statutes are what you say they are.
I didnt make any bold statement of fact.
If the Maine statutes do indeed state what you "say" they do then post them. I want to see them.
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For your proof that the centers are the real owners of the vehicles. Come on, where is it? Because when there is an accident, the police are finding that the driver or a family member is listed on the registration. So, let's see your proof that it isn't true, or at least tell us where you got the information so we can evaluate your source.
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oghuig, you stated: "Because when there is an accident, the police are finding that the driver or a family member is listed on the registration."
How do you know what police are finding on registrations? Can you give us proof to back up this bold statement? "or at least tell us where you got the information so we can evaluate your source."
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Here is just one. Google is your friend. http://www.sunjournal.com/city/story/905544
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ojhuig, you said:
" "Because when there is an accident, the police are finding that the driver or a family member is listed on the registration."
And you listed the police log as your source.
It doesn't say anything about your statement that "police are finding that the driver or a family member is listed on the registration."
Where does it say that?
How do you know that?
You are not making any sense
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Look in the police log, in the accidents where it says who was driving and then who owns the car. DUH
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Urban myth or common fact to be plainly seen...call it what you want, people aren't blind.
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Until we stop being PC and handing out drivers licenses to people that have no understanding of or regard for traffic laws and the rules of the road, this is going to continue being a common occurance.
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Look in the arrest reports and District Court news. People are trying to get away with driving without a license, but they are getting caught and fined. As to handing out drivers' licenses, they have to pass the test like everyone else. Maybe the test should be stricter, for everyone.
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I can not count the times I have been cut off and/or almost driven into by a Somalian. driver. They do not know how to drive! On the few occassions I have had to drive down Lisbon street, each time, I have almost been hit by a Somolian driver cutting me off. No I am not singling these people out, I am stating a FACT!! And as Kaos stated....there is ALWAYS a cell phone to their ear!
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Why so many Somali in mini vans?
Answer:
The drivers of the vans do not own the mini-vans. The vans are owned by the local Islamic / Somalian Community Centers.
Why is this done?
Answer:
An vehicle is counted as an asset to determine the status/amount a person can receive from DHHS etc. (welfare). If you rent, don't own a car, have a large extended family --- it's way easier to qualify.
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Let's see you prove this. I'm waiting.
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It is so easy.
1. Watch for the Somali driven vans
2. Write down the tags numbers
3. http://www.license-plate-search.org/Maine-license-plate-search.php
4. Surprise !!!
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You can't just show the website. You have to show the names. Type some in, Brain. That would be proof. You have to find a vehicle that's in a family's driveway, that's registered to the center, then type it in. Go on, I'm waiting.
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It that's accurate; Jumpin' Freakin' WOW!!!
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good chance he was screaming into his cell phone the somali are always on there phones they dont look where they are going no skid marks i wonder why drive around town every other car will be a somali screaming into there cells before i confirmed it was a somali i already knew - mini van lewiston accident = cell phone somali
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It explains why the name was witheld in the morning presentation in the SJ.
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How about you state specifically why you think the paper would have withheld it.
They always withhold the name until family is notified. An article about a 2-car accident in Poland stayed up all afternoon with no names. The name were not available til the next morning. This guy's name was not available til after the paper had been printed. The SJ added it to the web page as soon as they had it. But go ahead, explain the paper's reasoning for withholding it. This should be funny.
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but it wasn't in Lewiston so your logic is already flawed
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