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Baby hit by truck in Lewiston
Lewiston police officer Randy Hausman moves the stroller that 1-year-old Akeya Brimage was riding in when she was struck on Sabattus Street in Lewiston on Monday. The baby suffered a scrape on her head.
A witness describes to police an accident in which 1-year-old Akeya Brimage was knocked from her stroller as her mother, Melissa Glenn, 33, of Lewiston, crossed the street in front of a truck on Sabattus Street in Lewiston on Monday.
LEWISTON — A 1-year-old girl was injured Monday when she was struck by a pickup truck a little before 1 p.m. at the corner of Sabattus and College streets.
Akeya Brimage and her mother, Melissa Glenn, 33, of Lewiston, were crossing Sabattus Street from the area of the Dave's Place gas station to the area of the Calvary United Methodist Church. Glenn was wheeling Akeya in a collapsible umbrella stroller.
At the same time, Kyle Burgess, 19, of Monmouth, was driving home after running errands for his father. He had stopped at a red light on College Street and was turning left onto Sabattus.
Burgess got a green light to turn and Glenn got the pedestrian signal to cross at the same time, police said
Burgess saw Glenn waiting to cross with the baby, but he said she didn't move after his light turned green, so he made his left turn.
Some witnesses at the scene said Glenn ran into the street and in front of the truck. Others said she didn't.
"They both kind of took off at the same time and met in the middle," witness Jason Blouin said.
Burgess struck the mother and child, knocking over the stroller and causing the baby to fall out.
"(Glenn) grabbed the baby out of the middle of the street and, like, 50 million people came running out of everywhere," Blouin said.
Blouin said the baby immediately started crying and appeared to have a bump on her head. Lewiston police and United Ambulance responded.
Minutes later, the baby's father arrived and tried to attack the driver. Witnesses said Burgess — who was already shaking and crying over the accident — retreated to his truck to get away from the man.
Mother and baby were taken to Central Maine Medical Center. Police said the baby had a scrape on her head and the mother had a cut on her leg. Neither injury was considered life-threatening.
About 10 minutes after the mother and baby were taken to the hospital, the baby's father returned, yelling at Burgess and cursing. Police talked to the man and he left after several minutes.
Burgess stayed in his truck, distraught over the accident.
"She came out of nowhere," he said.
Norma Levesque, 62, of Sabattus, was getting gas at Dave's Place with her husband when the accident happened. She waited with Burgess for about 45 minutes until his parents arrived to take him home.
"I love babies; I love people," she said, patting Burgess' shoulder as he cried in the passenger seat of his truck. "I hate to see anything like that happen."
Police did not charge anyone involved in the accident.
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Had the live in watched the
Had the live in watched the kid while she went to get him his 12 pack with her food stamps this would have never happened.
check yourself
First of all you all say somebody needs education but if you had some sense yourself you would know that you cant buy beer with foodstamps. And if you actually knew what you were talking about the father doesnt drink!!! Unlike you people who are making all these accusations... And second of all who says she was even coming from the damn store, maybe if you people actually think before you speak none of this shit would have happened.
Rationally
First of all, people have really strayed off the beaten path here. It is not about whether or not she was wearing pajamas, or if he has a job, or if they have food stamps. This is a horrible accident that involved just a little peanut of a girl. I was there directly after it happened. I saw the distraught look on the mom, I saw the little girl, and I saw the dad run down to his daughter with fear on his face. I then saw that fear turn to anger. I do not fault the anger. I am step mother to a 6 year old little girl myself, and if anyone ever even slightly challenged her safety, I do believe I would be primal with anger. My first reaction and that of her father would be significant rage. When you feel helpless, you get angry. In that situation, how could you not feel helpless? I don't know if I would be able to bring myself to be physically violent with another human being, but none of us truly know that until we are put in that situation.
The kid had a green light, the mother had a go ahead from the cross walk signal. They both obviously could have been paying better attention. He said he saw them, when his light turned green they didn't move, so he took that to mean they wouldn't. He then hits them and says she came out of nowhere. They didn't say alot from her POV so who knows. All I know is that people on here have egregiously missed the lesson here. It is not stay in your house and have a live in watch your children, it is not always be at work when near tragedy strikes your family, it is not judge someone you don't know based on how you live your life, it is not forget about the actual victim in lieu of wanting to squabble with people you don't even know. The moral to this story should be... Everyone be a little more cautious with the life they were given and anyone else's you are held accountable for whether walking in the street or driving a vehicle.
Baby hit by truck
I was just waiting at the light on Horton St. when I heard a big crunch. My first thought was a fender bender. Then I had pulled up closer to the light and saw the Baby Carrage lying in the road an a woman screaming oh my god my baby. I said Oh my god I hope the babies okay. The woman was not in a cross walk when I saw them so the Carraige must have been dragged to where it was when I saw the girl pick her baby up out off the road. I just prayed all the way home that the little one was okay. It could have been much worse. I came in here today to see if everything was okay. I totally agree about the walk lights in Lewiston. I also agree that in todays world the cell phone is too often used like a toy instead of a necessity. I have almost been hit before by people who were not paying attention because they were talking or texting on the cell phone. Not knowing if this was the case that caused this accident. I do not feel it's right to say anything in that regards. I only hope that that little baby is going to be okay. I also think a little compassion for that driver is called for too. I can just imagine how horrified that guy was to think he had hit that baby.
what if it were the other way around?
Everyone should think about what they would say and feel if the circumstances were slightly different. Amanda, what would you say if the driver of the truck were to have been crossing the street on foot and had been struck by a truck driven by the mother of the baby? How would you feel then and especially if the pedestrian would then try to attack the driver of the truck(the mother) for having struck him? Would you say it was normal for that person to attempt to attack the driver then? Your opinion is obviously biased by the fact that you are family!! As an aside, you should really attempt to improve your spelling as it gives an impression of, whether it is true or not, being uneducated. Sorry!
look whos talking
How are you lil devils advocate going to talk about someone being uneducated when you cant even spell based
LOL, yet again another
LOL, yet again another demolition of the english language probably presented by one of Lewiston/Auburn's white-trash finest...Please take Mainecare up on their offer to educate you further.
are you being funny
That is Biased meaning your opinion favors one side because of your family connection.
Accident but avoidable
The way that I look at this situation is that both are responsible for what happened. The driver should be aware of what is going on in front of his truck and the mother should be aware of what is coming down the road before pushing her child into traffic. I don't care if the light stated that she could walk....Is her neck broke?..she couldn't look both ways to insure that traffic wasn't coming? And personally I feel that if the father wanted to yell at anybody in this situation he should be yelling at his girlfriend for putting his child in danger in the first place. His attention should have been spent on getting that child to the hospital and asking why she was put in harms way to begin with. And Yes, if this was a member of my family I would be saying the same thing to them so don't give me that "what if this child was in your family bullshit?" I'm a straight shooter and call a spade a spade. This guy didn't want to hit that child with his truck anymore then her mother wanted her to be hurt! And saying that this guy should be in jail for making a legal left hand turn on a green light is crazy. If you feel that way then I am justified in saying that I feel DHHS should remove that child from it's mother for her being stupid.
verified For Consideration...
What do you suppose the odds were, she was texting when she walked into the intersection?
verified Scam in the making
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seriously people!!
Everyone has their own way of dealing with things like this, how could you all sit up here and judge others? Who died and left u judge and jury? There is only one true judge and that is GOd so sit back and take a look at your own lives.
I did sit back and take a
I did sit back and take a look at my life. In that life I have always been taught to watch what was in front of my car and to also look both ways before placing myself into a street to cross. I'm not saying that there is a right answer for either one of them on this one. If your comment was to protect the actions of the father then I think you need to really look at the teachings of the Bible because I do believe that there is nothing written in there stating that it is ok to threaten or beat your neighbor.
first off me being the
first off me being the farther of the baby that was hit by the truck i cross that street every single day with my children. Everybody who is saying that I threatened and beat up the dude needs to get there story straight. I only looked at him with his sunglasses on as he was looking at me. None of you show any remorse for my baby girl. And now you are trying to put it on her mother are you crazy? You need to really sit back and think about how would you feel in that situation? Cant none of you tell me you wouldnt feel the way I felt and continue to feel. But yet there was no consequences for this man not even a sitation so you tell me! You tell me whos really wrong Him or I?
Sorry buddy still say you are wrong..
Not crazy buddy just reading the article....Did your daughter push herself into the intersection? Not thinking so..I'm very happy to hear that your daughter is doing well and that the situation didn't turn out to be worse. However, I still hold your girlfriend equally as responsible as the driver. No way you can word your response back to us for me to change my mind on that one...
I AGREE SHELLYBREWER!
THAT IS A FAMILY, AND A FATHER REACTED LIKE A FATHER.. WAS THERE FOR HIS CHILD.. NO PERSON EVER HAS ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT.. A WONDERFUL BABY GURL WAS HURT, AND HER DADDY WAS THERE FOR HER.. NO ANYONE THAT HAS ANY SHIT TO TALK ABOUT HIS FAMILY SHOULD JUST NOT SAY IT... LEAVE UR DRAMA AT HOME.. AND SHOULD BE PRAYING THAT THIS BABY IS OK AND IT WONT BE UR FRIENDS OR FAMILY NEXT TIME...
You can't just change your
Oh look, someone with the same kind of user name who types exactly the same way. What are the odds?
So hypothetically speaking,
So hypothetically speaking, let's say the father gets his hands on the driver, attacks him, and is arrested for it. Does he do more good for his daughter in jail with assault charges over his head, or at home tending to her injuries? Call me crazy but it seems to me the child's best interests are in her father being home with her and not locked up in a penitentiary. As a (rational) father myself, I know the good I can do while being around for my child is far greater than any satisfaction I might get from assaulting somebody. Don't try to tell me that any father would do what he did. Yes, by all means get angry, even yell a little bit, but there is no need to threaten violence.
verified Sorry, NORMAL people do not
Sorry, NORMAL people do not go attacking others-period.
Bad traffic lights all over L/A
No way a pedestrian should get a walk signal while any light is green in an intersection. That's just common sense. But nowhere in L/A do the traffic lights make sense. That's why it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get across town in any direction.
Regarding this incident, I have to say I've seen many, many parents either not minding the kids walking with them, or pushing their baby carriages way out in front of them like magic wands to part the sea of traffic, either against lights or in situations where it's clearly not entirely safe to cross. The father attempting to attack the driver is 100% unacceptable. Just shows you what kind of person the father is.
verified I am thankful for the woman
I am thankful for the woman who consoled the young man. I got in a minor, and I mean minor accident in front of the Lewiston Public Library years ago, going to story time with my three children. I opened my door which was promptly clipped by a piece of junk car passing by. I believe I broke the passenger side mirror. The pig who was driving that car literally got out by hopping through the drivers side door, jumped over the hood of his car and came after me with a closed fist. Thankfully, a GENTLEMAN saw everything transpire, escorted me and my children into the library quickly and the police and my husband were notified. These people were scum, they had a car that was being kept together by wire hangers with filthy children in the back seat, watching this all happen. Come to find out, they put a huge claim in on my insurance which was promptly denied, because the damage they were seeking didn't come anywhere near what the police report described it as.
This poor kid is from Monmouth and he comes up against one of Lewiston's finest--I am sorry to his family --the father sounds like a nasty person. Lucky baby, her life sounds like it will be great, what with all the fine examples around her.
Are you kidding me?
First of all how dare any of you people down this family? They were all doing what any normal parent would do for there child. A REAL parents first reaction is to protect there children at any means possible. That kid who hit the baby wasnt paying attention and stated he didnt see them. How the hell cant you see a mother and there child? That intersection is dangerous anyways and I know from experience almost 3 years ago I was struck right down the street while on the sidewalk with my daughter!!! And some lady not paying attention hit me and I was messed up. The only thing that saved my daughter was I pushed her out the way. I know these people very well and we are all family and they will and would do anything for there children. And about the money comment that is some bullshit to say about some people who just had to deal with there little girl being hit. I dont know where people have the odasity to comment on other peoples life when they cant even look at there own. Look at your own damn faults and lets see what you have to say about your damn selves.
I'm glad the police reacted
I'm glad the police reacted the way they did, That's their job. Why are the lights configured so that a driver can turn left while the pedestrian has a walk signal? You're supposed to be able to step into the intersection at any time while the walk signal is on. The father is the one at fault here. He sounds like a person who has anger issues, and maybe that's why he wasn't at work someplace when this happened.
Why do people always want to make assumptions?
My son is akeya's cousin, Akeya's father is was only reacting like a normal father would, any parent who cares about their child would have reacted the same, I mean seriously people you wanna sit up on here and judge people about how they react to a situation without thinking about "what if that was my child?". I would probably have reacted pretty much the same way he did. you people are the ones that are pathetic, I mean yes it was an accident things happen, Thank God akeya is ok, But really think about what you all are saying. No the mother was not on the cell phone talking, yes the father may have over reacted but, what would have been your reaction to finding out your BABY was just hit by a TRUCK????? I think all of you that are sitting up here judging them are all pathetic! As fare as the father being at work, how do you know that he doesn't work and had the day off or was at work and showed up when he heard what happened???? If you don't know the people or what happened you should not run your mouth and make assumptions about people you don't know and know nothing about. I'm not just saying all this because this was family either, if that was anybody else's child I would say the same. People need not to judge others its not your job.
Uh...no
No. Normal people with normal personalities do not go around trying to punch people over an accident. Get it? "A-c-c-i-d-e-n-t. The driver didn't hit the kid on purpose. I don't know what kind of sociopaths raised you, but in civilized society there's no punching over accidents.
Nobody was punched and nobody
Nobody was punched and nobody was assaulted dont make assumptions
verified Sounds like this could be a
Sounds like this could be a setup for a scam deal. How stupid to walk out into the street if you see cars coming duh. Someone is looking to make a fast $$$$$$ on the insurance
Drama and over reaction in a poor and depressed milltown
The police over reacted like the attacker.Bunch of hot heads.
In what way?
What did the police do? The article doesn't mentioned anything about it, just the bit about the father of the child.
It was an accident!
I have seen so many close calls like this...I have to ask as a mother myself...what are these parents thinking when they approach an intersection and put the stroller hanging out into oncoming traffic?? I, myself almost struck a stroller because of the lack of attention these parents use with these strollers. When you approach an intersection with a stroller stand on the side of the stroller--you as the parent have a duty to protect that child at all costs--you should be taking the brunt of the accident for the child. To the dad---you are just as much at fault--you should be blaming the mother of your child for this. To the young driver of the truck--you did absolutely nothing wrong--it was an accident and thankfully no one was more seriously injured. It is the parents duty to protect the child. Thank you for sticking around the accident and not taking off as some kids your age would have.
DRIVER SHOULD BE IN JAIL
MY DAUGHTER IS COUSIONS WITH AKEYA.. I THINK THAT THE MAN THAT DID IT SHOULD BE IN JAIL.. HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE A WOMEN MOVING WIITH THA STROLLER.. ISNT THAT WHY VECHILES HAVE BRAKES.. I THINK THE FATHER HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE UPSET..I MEAN HIS DAUGHTER WAS STROKE BY A TRUCK.. HE DID WHAT EVERY FATHER WOULD DO.. TRY TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.. SO IF ANYONE SHOULD BE IN JAIL THE RIDER SHOULD. ACCIDENT OR NOT
Go back to kindergarden and
Go back to kindergarden and then lern how ta spel.....
verified If it were me driving
If it were me driving I woukld have motioned the woman to cross if it was safe. I have had people walk in front of me after the light turned green Seems like they wait until you start moving then run out at you. Too many people assume you are going to stop for them anytime you cross the street, only in a cross walk. Besides, it was an accident. none was seriously hurt. A little banged up but nobody is going to die. So don't blame the driver it was both parties fault. We can't read minds. Plus the father of the child should be in jail... he tried to attack the driver. I would have just been glad that my child's mother and daughter were ok! Heck, common sense says both the driver and pedestrian should both pay attention to each other. Remember, way back there were NO Cross Walks, you just had to cross when it was safe to do so. Use common sense. Everyone
What any father would do?
What any father would do? I would have been at work.
verified How much you want to bet, she
How much you want to bet, she was wearing pajama bottoms?
why because you do? she knows
why because you do? she knows how to dress
Oooo
Nice burn.
you need a spell check
Amanda Libby.....you need a spell check and a reality check...nice english
LISTEN
LISTEN SPELLING DONT HAPPEN WHEN U ARE TRYING TO EXPLAIN ABOUT UR FAMILY..... AND I NEED A REALITY CHECK.. WHAT WOULD U BE SAYING IF THAT BABY DIED... THA BABY WAS NOT IN THE CROSS WALK.. THE MOTHER WAS CROSSONG THE STREET, AND WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK.. LIKE I SAID BEFORE.. THERE IS THIS THING CALLED BRAKES.. SO IF UR GOING TO RUN UR MOTHER ABOUT A LITTLE BABY BEING HURT B/C I SPELT SOMETHING WRONG.. I THINK YOU NEED A REALITY CHECK AND NEED TO GROWN UP
verified If (ur) child were to grow up
If (ur) child were to grow up with (ur) sense of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure and said child died I would feel precious little sense of loss for our community. Really, do you have two synapses firing in that little head of yours (why, yes it is correct to say your, yours, you're)? You have single handedly lowered the mean IQ of everyone here.
Amanda, you really belog in a
Amanda, you really belog in a cage with a bunch of bananas to eat.
verified ...
Amanda, how old are you? I hope to god that you are in some type of schooling system because that is some horrible spelling. You say that the driver should be in jail, why? He wasn't charged with anything. It was simply an accident, light went green and her's said she could walk across. I am pretty sure that hitting a child wasn't on his to do list that day. Let the police do there job and you stay in school.
YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU KNOW WHAT LEWISTONNATIVE, I AM 25 YEARS OLD.. AND WHO CARES HOW OLD I AM.. I AM A PERSON THAT CARES FOR A LITTLE KIDS.. I HAVE 2 OF THEM MYSELF... AND I AM SORRY HE SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL. BECAUSE AFTER SEEING HER, AND SAYING SHE COULD GO.. HE STILL DESIDED TO MOVE... LIKE I HAVE SAID BEFORE.. WHAT IS THIS BABY WAS HURT BADLY.. EVERYONE TALKING SHIT ON HERE WOULD FEELING BAD, AND NOT BE OK WITH THEM SELF.... NOW PEOPLE SAYING THEY WANT MONEY.. I AM RELATED TO THIS FAMILY.. THEY DONT NEED PEOPLES MONEY.. SO STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT WHAT U DONT KNOW ABOUT...
Pathetic
If "ur" 25 years old and can't construct a normal, correct sentence, perhaps you should go back to school. Wait. Let me guess. You spend lots of time "txting" eh? Did you, by chance, graduate from LHS?
verified ...
My guess is she didn't because she'd know proper english. I graduated from LHS and know how to use proper english.
verified ...
Were you there? How can you say that he said they could go? The police (aka the men/women in charged with arresting people) found no need to arrest him because it was an accident from what they found to be faulty light system. Also, I am not talking "crap" with anything that happened in this incident. I did in fact comment on how poorly your english is. You say you are related to the father, well we can see that anger issues run in the family. If you are so interested in him being arrested, then feel free to go to college and police academy to become a police woman. Have a nice day.
Every light in every city has
Every light in every city has the same issue...light turns green for one direction, those at a cross walk for the red light get a light that okays them to cross as traffic in their STRAIGHT direction is stopped, but this system does not cover those making left and right hand turns onto a street stopped by a red light. Thats what happened and thats why they call them ACCIDENTS. The only loser here was the dad who could not calm down.
verified Just last week I witnessed a
Just last week I witnessed a father and daughter walking on a very busy section of Main Street. The father was so busy yacking on his cell phone he had no idea his daughter had completely lagged behind and was now standing at the intersection of Russell and Main Street--people had to beep their horns to get his attention, finally he remembered his child. Another instance, same area where this accident happened and again, mother was so busy with her cell call, she was completely oblivious to traffic and walked right into Sabattus Street without so much as looking. I would be curious to see what makes a person dart in the middle of traffic with no regard for you our your childs safety. People need to put the distractions away and plug into their children. For such an impoverished area of town, everyone has a cell--funny I just got mine last year and I am a 45 year old woman who has worked since I turned 16.
verified just last week
I agree. I am a 43 yr old woman who has worked since I was 13. Now I can't even find a job and I have a child to support. God knows I don't get support from my child's father. Seems like everywhere I look more and more low income refugees and such keep getting jobs or new cars, cell phones etc... What about the people who were born and raised here. What do they get? I'm on assistance and I hate it, but I have no choice, because there are no jobs. I live in Monmouth now. So if the city and state can afford to give these " low income class", who aren't natives cars, and money to spend, cell phones, and even to buy businesses, why can't they afford to have safe crosswalks for people.
The father of the child should have been thrown in jail.
It was an accident. The child only slightly injured.Over the top reaction by one of Lewiston's finest. Pathetic.
none
none
what i see is they take the
what i see is they take the cross walk issue to far. yes cars are supposed to stop for people in cross walks but they dont care they will walk in the middle of the damn road now or step right out in front of you while you are moving and stop and stare at you god forbid if it was slippery or your brakes faild
I think they should test that light
That light should be tested Today before someone else gets hurt .some people crossing run to beat the light.
It was an accident but avoidable.
This was indeed an accident HOWEVER IT WAS THIS CITY'S FAULT AND MILLIONS MORE CITIES EMPOLY THE SAME OUTRAGOUS BEHAVIOR.
did you know that a episode by 60 min i believe shown that many traffic pedestrian bottons are hooked to nothing sort used only for looks as the cost to impement them was much higher, the other part of the problem is traffic flow so at many times crosswalks for pedestrians will show walk while at the same time giving a green light or will give the signal to walk and only a marathon runner could make it to the other side before it changed this is the most likely situation here. The father was upset and his child was hurt however it WAS NOT the total fault of the driver as I have seen many slam on the gas at the instance of green this kid did not if he had the child would be dead. Sabattus St. has many traffic issues and if I am not mistaken the street with the most fatalities in the city this was a terrible accident but I see no reason to blame this kid just nor the father for his anger but the city needs to look into how these lights behave and not some stupid beaucrat with tunnel vision that will look at the light and let the signal to walk for one side and the green light for the other because this idiot thinks cars never turn only go straight.
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If I knew what you were saying, I might agree with you, but then, given your track record, we'd both be wrong.
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