New Sharon firefighters removed a windshield from a car driven by Banyon Carpenter, 23, of Waterville to get him out of the vehicle on Sunday after it left Cape Cod Hill Road in New Sharon and rolled over, coming to rest on its side against a tree. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office photo
NEW SHARON — A Waterville man was charged Sunday with drunken driving after the car he was operating went off Cape Cod Hill Road and landed on its side against a tree.
Banyon Carpenter, 23, of Waterville was trapped in a sedan Sunday after it crashed into a tree beside Cape Cod Hill Road in New Sharon. He was issued a summons on a charge of operating under the influence, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office photo
Banyon Carpenter, 23, was driving a Ford Fiesta west and failed to negotiate a corner due to speed, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr.
Carpenter was trapped in the car and firefighters removed the windshield to get him out, New Sharon Fire Rescue Chief John Welch said.
Carpenter was checked at the scene by NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel and driven to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington by Deputy Alan Elmes to be evaluated, Nichols wrote in an email.
Carpenter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence.
Elmes was assisted at the scene of the 2:41 p.m. crash by Sgt. Ryan Close and Nichols.
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