LEWISTON — A local man suffered head injuries Friday morning when he crashed his bicycle into a car on Ash Street. Police said Richard Michael Leet, 53, of Lewiston, was rounding a corner at Ash and Blake streets at about 9:45 a.m., when he lost control of his bike and crashed into a Toyota Camry. […]
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Police say cookie craving causes car crash
HANCOCK — A local woman crashed her car Thursday while reaching for a cookie that was located in the vehicle’s passenger seat, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Jacob Day said the 61-year-old woman was driving a 2002 Subaru Forester east on Route 1 in Hancock when the accident occurred a few minutes […]
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Police: Driver inattention led to New Sharon crash
NEW SHARON (AP) — Investigators are now saying that driver inattention was the likely cause of a fatal traffic accident in New Sharon. John Pelletier died at the hospital a day after his pickup truck was struck by a by a tractor-trailer as he pulled out of his driveway onto U.S. Route 2 on May […]
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Sabattus woman dies of injuries from crash
LEWISTON — The passenger in a vehicle involved in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Route 196 has died of her injuries. According to David St. Pierre of the Lewiston Police Department, 80-year-old Charlene McKeen of Sabattus succumbed to her injuries Sunday morning. St. Pierre said McKeen was the passenger in a 2004 Chrysler Concorde […]
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Record-holding motorcycle racer dead after crashing bike while attempting 300 mph at Loring
LIMESTONE — A Florida man who set the world record for fastest speed on a conventional motorcycle died Sunday from injuries suffered when he lost control of his motorcycle and reportedly slid 1,000 feet during a speed trial at the former Loring Air Force Base. William “Bill” Warner, 44, a speed racer and tropical fish […]
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Local environmental activist and pilot recovering after chopper crash
A longtime advocate for the Androscoggin River is recovering in a Portland hospital after the helicopter he was piloting crashed last week in the Waldo County town of Burnham. Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, has initiated federal lawsuits against power companies and others on a range of issues, including river water quality, fish […]
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2 women killed in crash near Jackman
JACKMAN (AP) — Police say two women were killed in a crash in Maine near the Canadian border. Lt. Carl Gottardi of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened Wednesday evening near Jackman on a connector road between Route 15 and U.S. 201. Gottardi told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/12oKZKx ) that two women […]
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Maine bear researcher recounts helicopter crash
ISLAND FALLS — Lisa Bates knows her recurring, nagging thought makes little sense. She’s lucky to be alive, after all. She survived a helicopter crash. She dragged the injured pilot out of the wreckage, then hiked out of dense woods to find help. She is, some might say, a hero. Still, she keeps thinking of […]
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Litchfield motorcyclist injured in crash
LISBON — A Litchfield motorcyclist was injured when his bike and a sport utility vehicle collided late Monday afternoon on Route 196. Lisbon Officer Jeff Picard said Ian Leclair, 28, sustained road rash and possibly a broken ankle. He was transported to Central Maine Medical Center by Lisbon Emergency. Leclair was wearing a helmet, he […]
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Amherst man killed in ATV crash
AMHERST — Authorities say an Amherst, Maine, man has died in an ATV crash near his home. The Maine Warden Service says 46-year-old Kevin Clements was riding Saturday evening when the machine rolled over and pinned him beneath it. Clements was found by his wife a short time later. The cause of the crash remains […]