INDUSTRY — A New Vineyard woman was injured Thursday morning when a Jeep crossed the centerline on Industry Road and collided head-on with a car she was driving, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Clarence Brown 23, of Anson was traveling east at about 5 a.m. in a Jeep Commander when it struck a […]
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Phillips man accused of drunken driving after crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Police said a Phillips man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he crashed his car, drove away and was stopped by two vehicles that pursued him to Route 4 in Avon. John C. McCarter, 30, was charged with misdemeanor operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a […]
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Farmington man, two children injured in Lagrange ATV crash
LAGRANGE — A Farmington man and two children were injured Sunday night when the ATV they were riding went off a rail bed trail and struck trees in this Penobscot County town, according to Maine Warden Service. Driver Danny Adams, 53, was seriously injured in the crash, Lt. Kevin Adam, search and rescue coordinator for […]
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Phillips woman injured in Route 4 crash
PHILLIPS — A local woman was injured July 11, when her SUV crossed the centerline on Route 4 and veered off the road, according to Franklin County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matthew Brann. Marilyn Skinner, 57, of Phillips was driving a 2003 Nissan while moving items from the front passenger seat, Brann wrote in an email. “As […]
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Strong man dies, two others injured in Kingfield crash
KINGFIELD — A man from Strong died Sunday night after he was ejected from a car that went off West Kingfield Road and struck trees, according to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office release. Nicholas Shurtleff, 25, one of three passengers ejected from the vehicle, died at the scene, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in the […]
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New Sharon couple injured in Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon couple were injured July 5 when their minivan was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Wilton Road and Hannaford Plaza, Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said. Jason Hoffman, 34, of Eureka, California, was looking at his phone for directions to Walmart and ran a red light, hitting a […]
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Jay man OK after crash in Chesterville
Marvin Storer, 69, of Jay, told a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Thursday morning that his truck went off Route 156 and hit a tree as he tried to grab a paper flying around in his truck, Deputy Keith Madore said. Storer was not injured, Madore said. Jay Fire Rescue Department assisted at the scene. (Donna […]
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Anson man lay injured for 11 hours in woods after motorcycle crash
ANSON — An Anson man was taken to a hospital Wednesday morning with serious injuries after he spent nearly 11 hours stranded in the woods after a motorcycle crash. A couple was taking a walk before 7 a.m. Wednesday when they heard someone yelling for help, Chief Deputy James Ross, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s […]
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Driver shaken in Oxford crash
A van lies beside King Street in Oxford late Tuesday afternoon after 21-year-old John C. Ryan of Rye, New York, fell asleep while driving. Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said Ryan was headed north in the S-curves when he nodded off. The 2008 Toyota hit a ditch, took out a mailbox, went airborne and landed […]
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Livermore Falls man's car hits Post Office
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man hit the gas pedal instead of the brake on his vehicle, sending it into the post office building Wednesday, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Don Newcomb, 70, of Livermore Falls was checked by ambulance personnel and did not appear to be injured, Steward said. The car was destroyed, […]