Nearly 20 years ago, his life was over. Hers will never be the same. Nearly 20 years ago, the night of her brother’s wedding anniversary, “Janet” offered to stop by and pick up his three children for the night so he and his wife could celebrate. They piled into her truck with Janet’s two youngest […]
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Woman killed in Farmington crash
UPDATE: Farmington police say Tacy Taylor crossed center line in fatal collision FARMINGTON — Two vehicles collided Tuesday night on Farmington Falls Road resulting in one fatality and a fuel spill. According to Police Chief Jack Peck, a 2003 Ford Windstar driven by a 59-year-old Farmington woman was traveling east when her car crossed the lane […]
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Driver arrested in fatal Bethel crash
BETHEL — A driver involved in a head-on crash Friday that killed a Bethel woman has been charged with violation of bail conditions and drug possession. An Oxford County Jail official said Jason Heath, 29, of Bethel, was arrested Friday night and remained in jail Saturday. No bail had been set. Susan Isham, 47, died […]
Posted inFranklin
Canaan man killed in Kibby Township crash on Beaudry Road
FARMINGTON – A Canaan man died and a Mercer man was injured Sunday afternoon when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over into trees on Beaudry Road in Kibby Township, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release Monday. Marc Swain, 20, of Canaan, the driver of the 1999 Ford Explorer, […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
One dead after head-on collision in Hollis
Travis Lowberg, 24, of Raymond died early Saturday when his car struck a tractor-trailer on Route 202 in Hollis. HOLLIS, Maine — A 24-year-old Raymond man was killed early Saturday morning when his car crossed the centerline on Route 202 and struck a tractor-trailer, according to Maine State Police. Travis Lowberg was pronounced dead […]
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Auburn woman killed in Wells crash
PORTLAND — A 28-year-old Auburn woman has died in an early-morning car crash in Wells. The Portland Press Herald reported that Amanda Lavoie was traveling south near the Moody Post Office when her green Honda Accord left the road and struck a tree at 12:51 a.m. Saturday. According to the Press Herland, Wells Police said rescue workers […]
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R.I. woman en route to Rangeley summer home dies in turnpike crash
KITTERY (AP) — Police say a woman from Rhode Island on the way to her summer home in Maine died in a collision on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery when a tractor-trailer crashed through guardrails, crossed a median and hit her SUV head on. Police told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1r6rlO7 ) that 59-year-old Christine […]
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Driver in fatal Dedham crash crossed centerline, but it’s unclear why
DEDHAM — The initial report about the Aug. 5 fatal collision on Route 1A indicates 85-year-old Richard Olson, who was driving to his summer home in Ellsworth, may have drifted in his lane and overcorrected, causing his vehicle to cross the centerline and hit an oncoming truck head-on. Olson, a former mayor of Des Moines, […]
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Police: Farmington driver in fatal Route 2 crash crossed centerline
WILTON — A Lewiston woman killed in Friday afternoon’s head-on collision on Route 2 near the First Apostolic Church tried to avoid it, Wilton police patrolman Derek Daley said Saturday. Daley was the first to arrive on scene of the 2:44 p.m. accident involving a 2010 Hyundai sport-utility vehicle driven by Claudette Hutchins, 61, and […]
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Two Industry children, father remain hospitalized after Pittsfield fatal crash
FARMINGTON – Two children and their father from Industry and a Corinna man remained at a Bangor hospital Monday after a fatal crash Saturday night on Route 2 in Pittsfield, according to a spokesman from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Icy road conditions were a contributing factor in the crash, Stephen McCausland had said […]