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PublishedMarch 4, 2025
Maine’s seen 6 pedestrian deaths this year already. Last year at this time? None.
Half of the pedestrians killed this year were hit in Portland, including a 57-year-old man who was hit by 2 cars Sunday.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Coplin Plt. crash ejects driver of street sweeper, is life flighted
A crash between a tractor trailer and a street sweeper sends man to hospital via life flight.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2024
Driver thrown from street sweeper in crash with tractor-trailer in Coplin Plantation
Further information on the victim's condition was not available.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Regulators launch review of whether Tesla did enough to fix Autopilot
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has concerns about changes Tesla made to the driver assistance system as part of a December recall.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2024
Despite overall drop in traffic deaths, pedestrian fatalities remain stubbornly high in Maine
Twenty pedestrians were hit and killed by vehicles last year in Maine. That figure has remained relatively consistent over the past five years, even as the number of people killed in car crashes drops.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Bowdoin man summoned after pickup truck hits Waterville apartment building
Police say the Dodge pickup was traveling at high speed Monday night on College Avenue when it left the road, snapped off a utility pole and crashed into the apartment building, causing what the building owner says is tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Driver arrested after truck enters Augusta State Airport, goes onto airfield, leaves by smashing through gate
Police are still investigating the incident, and did not provide further information, or the identity of the driver, Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Norridgewock man sentenced on manslaughter charge for crash that killed Farmington woman
Prosecutors say Joshua Savage, 33, was under the influence of drugs when his vehicle cross the center line in 2020 and struck another car carrying Sally McKinley and her son.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Driver to lose license for 9 years for killing child and 2 pedestrians in Augusta
Infant Vada-Leigh Peaslee, her grandmother Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, and their friend Rosalyn Jean were killed last year after Robert Santerre of Chelsea fell asleep while driving.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle contorts another tractor-trailer in downtown Augusta
A tractor-trailer too tall to pass under a railroad trestle on Water Street — known for tearing the tops off trailers — was damaged Monday after hitting the bridge.
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