AUBURN — A Bangor-bound Greyhound bus collided with a Ford Focus about 7:15 p.m. Sunday on northbound Washington Street, sending the driver of the passenger vehicle to the hospital. “We heard a big smash out here, so I came out (from a nearby house) to take a look,” said Josh Harmon, 28, of Auburn. “I […]
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Avon accident injures two, including 14-month child
AVON — A Temple man and a baby suffered minor injuries Tuesday night when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail on Route 4, police said. Driver Eugene Burnell, 31, lost control of the 1995 Dodge, Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police said Wednesday. He said the report filed by Trooper […]
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Wiscasset man killed in Woolwich crash
WOOLWICH (AP) — Police said a Wiscasset man was killed and a 17-year-old Boothbay girl seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 1 in Woolwich. Sheriff Joel Merry said a northbound Jeep driven by 45-year-old Walter Crosman struck a Toyota sedan he was trying to pass at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The impact […]
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Lewiston child injured in snowmobile crash; warden service urges slower speeds
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service on Sunday urged snowmobilers to slow down after 10 people were injured in nine crashes over Friday and Saturday. Information about the accidents was issued in a press release from Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. The names of all of those injured on Saturday were […]
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Sherman crash leads to alcohol charge
SHERMAN — A Stacyville man has been charged with furnishing a place for minor to consume alcohol after three people sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Benedicta Road, according to Maine State Police. The accident occurred around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, state police indicated in a prepared release. Nichole Goguen, 18, of Houlton was […]
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Man who survived fatal wharf crash ‘disappointed’ in lack of prosecution
PORT CLYDE — Jonathan Coggeshall said he is disappointed that the driver of a car that struck him and members of a Massachusetts family, killing a young boy, will not be prosecuted. “While I am still focused on recovering from my injuries [my family’s] main concern has been for the Gold family and the horrors […]
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Jefferson man dies in Union crash
UNION (AP) — Police say a Jefferson man has died after losing control of his vehicle on Route 17 in Jefferson. The Knox County Sheriff’s Department says it appears as if 37-year-old Chris LaFrance lost control of his SUV while traveling east at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle clipped the end of a guard […]
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Wilton man receives cuts, abrasions in Jay accident
JAY — A Wilton man received minor cuts and abrasions Monday morning when his car rolled over on Crash Road, Jay Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said. Brian Hurley, 40, was driving north at about 7:46 a.m. when his 1993 Toyota drifted off the right shoulder. He lost control, and the car went into a ditch, hit […]
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Madawaska man escapes injury after pickup strikes wrecker
FRENCHVILLE — A 23-year-old Madawaska man escaped injury early Friday morning when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a parked wrecker. Jake Roy was eastbound on U.S. Route 1 just before 3 a.m., when he lost control of his 2004 GMC pickup and careened off the roadway, according to Chief Deputy Darrell Crandall […]