RUMFORD – A driver making an inadvertent U-turn on Route 2 in Rumford Center caused a crash that did substantial damage to another vehicle, police said.

No one was injured in the wreck at 9:28 a.m. Sunday.

According to Sgt. Stacy Carter, Louan Thibodeau, 46, of Rumford Center was driving a 1995 Nissan when the the car ahead of her, a 1990 Chrysler driven by Mariette Dolloff, 85, of Rumford, “moved to the right shoulder and pulled back into the travel lane, making a U-turn.”

In the ensuing collision, Dolloff’s Chrysler sustained $400 damage, while Thibodeau’s Nissan sustained $4,000 damage and had to be towed by Adley’s of Rumford.

In other police business, the following people have been summoned:

• Christopher Olsen, 31, of Rumford, on a charge of operating without a license, on June 24 by officer Paul Casey.

• Jessica Gardner, 19, of Rumford, on a charge of furnishing a place for minors to consume liquor, on June 23 by officer Daniel Garbarini.

• Steven Cote, 19, of Rumford, on a charge of operating after suspension, on June 23 by officer Daniel Garbarini.

• Richard Venskus, 44, of Mexico, on a charge of violation of conditions of release, on June 18 by officer Peter Casey.


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