Lt. Dave Beaule of the Lewiston Fire Department opens the door for the driver of a Ford pickup truck that hit a utility pole Monday afternoon on Farwell Street in Lewiston. The uninjured driver remained in his truck with his dog until a Central Maine Power crew arrived to cut the power. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The […]
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Driver extricated from Lewiston crash
A Lewiston firefighter leans into a car involved in a crash at the corner of Westminster and Lexington streets in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. Mohamed Djama, 28, of Lewiston, the driver of the Toyota Camry on the left, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters. The driver of the GMC […]
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Casco man seriously injured in Harrison crash
Police say speed and alcohol may have contributed to a crash that seriously injured a Casco man Wednesday night in Harrison. A witness called police around 8:40 p.m. to report a vehicle had struck a tree on Main Street in Harrison near the boat launch and the driver was bleeding profusely. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies […]
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Lisbon man sued in fatal crash involving bicyclist
AUBURN — The estate of a deceased Lisbon bicyclist is suing the driver of the truck that struck and killed him in Lisbon nearly two years ago. The lawsuit stems from a collision involving pickup truck driver Henry L. Raymond, 54, of Lisbon and bicyclist Joseph Michael Lamothe, 34, also of Lisbon. The civil complaint […]
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Avon, Phillips residents injured when cars hit head-on on Route 4 in Avon
AVON — A local woman and a Phillips man were injured Thursday morning when their vehicles collided head-on on Route 4. Jonathan Cummings, 41, of Phillips told state police he was driving north when he reached for a package of cigarettes in the passenger seat and his SUV crossed the centerline, Trooper Andrew Hardy said. […]
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Portland man arrested after car crashes into Livermore Falls tree
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Portland man was arrested Monday after he tried to elude police and crashed a rented car into a tree on upper Baldwin Street, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Sgt. Vernon Stevens arrested Mohamed Adan Abdulrahman, 31, of Portland on a felony charge of eluding an officer and issued a summons […]
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North Anson woman receives minor injuries when car rolls over on Route 27 in New Vineyard
Brenda Bryson, 62, of North Anson suffered minor injuries Friday morning when the car she was driving south on Route 27 drifted off the road in New Vineyard and rolled over, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) NEW VINEYARD — A North Anson woman suffered minor injuries Friday morning when the […]
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Two injured in separate crashes in Wilton
WILTON — A woman and a child were injured Monday afternoon in separate accidents on Route 2. Joan Lanphere, 78, of Wilton, told police she stopped the 1998 Subaru Forester she was driving at the stop sign on Maxwell Road, didn’t see any vehicles coming so she started to cross Main Street. Her car collided with the […]
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Police investigate two-vehicle collision in Wilton
Wilton police are investigating a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Route 2, Main Street and Maxwell Road in Wilton. No information was available Monday night. Officer Efra Becerra and Police Chief Heidi Wilcox were assisted at the scene by Wilton Fire Rescue Department and NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Massachusetts men injured in Jay accident; driver faces OUI charge
JAY — A Massachusetts man is accused of driving drunk after his vehicle went off icy Route 133 late Friday, hit a snowbank, rolled onto its side and struck a utility pole. Dave A. Nosiglia, 58, of Hingham, Massachusetts, and his passenger, Harold Layland, 61, of Hanson, Massachusetts, suffered minor injuries in the accident reported […]