PERU — A local woman was killed Friday morning when her station wagon and a logging truck collided on Route 108. Jane Jacques, 37, of Peru was pronounced dead at the scene, Deputy Josh Wyman of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said. Police received a report of the accident involving a Kelly Co. logging truck […]
crash
New Vineyard man charged after accident
NEW VINEYARD — A local man was charged with operating after suspension Thursday morning when his pickup truck struck a snowbank on Lake Road/Route 234 near Porter Lake and rolled over, police said. Michael Nevedomsky, 25, of New Vineyard was driving down a hill and around a corner when he lost control of the truck […]
Women from Strong injured in Freeman Township accidents
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — Two Strong women were injured in separate accidents on the Foster Hill Road (Route 145) on Wednesday and Thursday mornings when their vehicles hit patches of ice. In Thursday’s accident, Allicea Howard, 39, of Strong, was coming from Kingfield when the SUV she was driving hit ice. She lost control and it […]
Police officer, Buxton man hospitalized after crash in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A collision in Scarborough between a police cruiser and a station wagon left the latter vehicle on its side and sent two people to the hospital. Police, firefighters and rescuers responded to the crash near the intersection of Spring Street and Gallery Boulevard, according to a news release issued Monday afternoon by the […]
Lewiston rollover sends passenger to the hospital
LEWISTON — A Poland woman was injured Monday night when the SUV driven by her husband and a station wagon driven by a Massachusetts woman collided at Lincoln and Cedar streets. Police Lt. David St. Pierre said Dawn Martell, 42, complained of pain and was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The 2002 […]
North New Portland man injured when truck rolls in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A North New Portland man was injured Friday night when he lost control of the pickup truck he was driving and it crossed Route 27, becoming airborne. It appeared the truck rolled twice and came to rest against a small tree, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday, according to Deputy Kevin Hartley’s […]
Maine police identify 2 killed in Hollis crash
HOLLIS (AP) — Maine state police say the father of a teenage driver who lost control of his van on slushy roads Saturday was one of the two people killed in the crash. Police say 49-year-old Peter Reynolds and another passenger — 43-year-old Sherri Demelle, both of Limington — were killed in the Hollis crash […]
Southbound lanes in Falmouth reopen after early-morning crash involving 4 tractor-trailers, car
FALMOUTH — An early morning crash involving four tractor-trailers and a car temporarily shut down both southbound lanes at mile 55 in Falmouth, according to Maine State Police. At about 3:50 a.m., state troopers arrived at the multi-vehicle accident, according to a statement from police. A tractor-trailer had jackknifed causing a chain reaction of crashes. […]
Passenger jet slips off taxiway in Bangor as freezing rain pelts Maine; hundreds of accidents reported
A passenger jet slid off a taxiway at Bangor International Airport and sections of Interstate 95 were closed by extremely icy conditions Saturday that had emergency responders scrambling statewide. Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Cape Road in Hollis, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. The accident happened shortly […]
State trooper injured in accident on Interstate 295
PORTLAND — State police say a Trooper was slightly injured Friday morning when her cruiser was struck on Interstate 295. Trooper Jessica Shorey was treated and released from Maine Medical Center for neck and back pain. She was in her cruiser parked in the southbound breakdown lane just south of Tukey’s Bridge where two other cars had […]