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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 3:15 pm
No injuries were reported as a result of an accident on Sabattus Street in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon between Highland Spring Road and Perley Street.
Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Marc Smith, left, of Auburn, talks with Ken Turgeon of Lisbon on Wednesday afternoon on the side of Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Turgeon, who was driving the white Volkswagen, background, pulled out of a driveway and collided with Smith's truck, right, according to Smith.
Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Accident scene on Sabattus Street in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon.
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It happens a lot!
I avoided the same thing in the morning when I left Hannaford. Heading back to town, a man driving a car entered Sabattus St. (from perhaps Furbish St.) on the right, in front of me. He did not slow, he did not pause, he did not stop at his stop sign. And his head did not turn to the left to LOOK if any cars were coming along Sabattus. Fortunately, I was driving the speed limit and could slow down enough to avoid crashing into his rear or side. I have witnessed this exact non-stop, non-pause at least a dozen times the past few months in Lewiston.
Just like many citizens said at the recent public hearing in Auburn, it's not about adding stop lights or adding lanes. It has to be more attentive driving by each person behind the wheel of a vehicle. That means looking and heeding the speed limits.
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It was all I needed to know.
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Maybe it's time to install a light like the one coming out of Hannaford's parking lot -- only works when needed but sure better than hoping to get onto Sabattus Street.
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the hanniford sign in the background is the location of a traffic light, there is also a light at the top of the hill before hanniford about 200ft away, and another at the next corner after hanniford also around 200ft away. the driver pulled out of a driveway into traffic. should we start putting traffic lights at every driveway and corner, or should people just follow the rules of the road and pay attention to traffic?
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Posting Pictures and No Story? Camera person couldn't get information for you? or you couldn't follow up with LPD?
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Wow, read the caption between the photos...
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Perhaps you did not get a chance to read the caption under the first photo. I got the names of the two drivers involved in the accident, what happened, where, and when. Nobody was hurt. I included the second photo to show a different angle, but wrote a generic caption. I should have copied, pasted and tweaked it. If that was not the case, I would be interested in knowing what more information would you want to see?
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and also how...one car pulled out of a driveway and hit the other car
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