FARMINGTON — An Orrington man was injured Saturday when he fell asleep and his truck crossed the centerline into oncoming lanes on Wilton Road, then jumped a curb and entered Hight’s Chevrolet lot. The truck driven by Timothy Dickinson, 51, then hit a light pole, snapping it in half, before continuing on to hit a […]
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Poland Spring truck loaded with water rolls in Carrabassett Valley
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The driver of a loaded Poland Spring Water Co. tanker truck was injured when the truck rolled onto the driver’s side Thursday morning on Route 27. Robert Ruby, 43, of Sanford received minor injuries and was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, officer Rick Billian said. […]
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Police release findings in Durham fatal crash
DURHAM — Driver error was the likely cause of the fiery crash that claimed the lives of two men last month at the intersection of Hallowell and Rabbit roads, according to a Maine State Police report released Thursday. Primary investigator Trooper Martin Royle found that mechanical failure, road or weather conditions, speed and the presence […]
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Woman injured in New Sharon crash
NEW SHARON — A Nobleboro woman was injured Monday when the pickup she was riding in struck the rear of a stopped truck on Route 2 near the Post Office Road intersection. A truck driven by Robert St. Pierre, 72, of Industry was stopped and waiting to turn left onto Post Office Road when a […]
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Vienna woman dies, 3-year-old child injured in accident
VIENNA — A local woman died and her child was injured Wednesday afternoon when her truck left Tower Road, rolled several times and she was ejected, Cpl. Diane Vance of the Maine State Police said Thursday. Misty McKechnie, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene, Vance said. The accident was reported at 3:25 p.m. McKechnie’s […]
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Livermore Falls police looking for driver who fled scene
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating an accident on Moose Hill Road where a caller reported early Monday that a car was “all smashed up” on the side of the road and a utility pole was snapped off. The driver had left the scene, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The accident was reported at […]
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Jay woman, child taken to hospital after crash
JAY — A local woman and her daughter were taken to the hospital Tuesday after the truck they were riding in went off Crash Road and hit a rock embankment, Sgt. Russell Adams said. Kayla Emerson, 21, of North Jay, was heading south toward Livermore when her daughter, Lorraine, 2, called to her mother and […]
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Jay man’s car hits guardrail in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Jay man said Thursday morning that when he tried to avoid a deer, his car struck a guardrail on Farmington Falls Road. Chad Simoneau, 26, complained of pain but refused medical attention, Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan said. He believed Simoneau was going to be driven to a hospital by private […]
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Lewiston man involved in fatal crash in Topsham
TOPSHAM — A 90-year-old woman was killed and several people hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 196 near the Lisbon town line. The crash occurred at 3:41 p.m. near West Merrill Road, along a 2-mile section of Route 196 that has seen three other fatal crashes in less than three years. Jean […]
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Warren woman killed in 3-vehicle Topsham crash
UPDATED: TOPSHAM — A 90-year-old woman from Warren was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car, van and commercial truck collided on Route 196. Topsham police said Jean Brusila, 90, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after a three vehicle accident on Route 196 in the area of West Merrill Road. Police said a vehicle […]