FREEPORT (WGME) — State Police say a man was killed in a crash on I-295 in Freeport late Thursday night. According to State Police Trooper Michael Smith, a van driven by Mark Fleming swerved to avoid a deer in the southbound lane near mile marker 22 and hitting a tractor-trailer. Both the van and tractor-trailer […]
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Serious injuries reported in Oxford crash
OXFORD — A LifeFlight helicopter was sent to Route 121 late Thursday after a car slammed into a utility pole, leaving two with serious injuries. Early reports were that one victim had died following the 10:30 p.m. crash, although that could not be immediately confirmed. Emergency crews from Oxford and Poland had to use extrication […]
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Turner man denies fatal crash charge
LEWISTON — A Turner man police said drove through a red light in a fatal February crash in Auburn entered a denial in court Wednesday through his lawyer to a related civil motor vehicle violation. James Bannister, 57, had been driving south in a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup truck on Washington Street at the intersection […]
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Winthrop driver in fatal crash jailed again for violating probation
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine woman who pleaded guilty in a 2014 fatal car crash is being sent back to jail for violating her probation. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2qDgcch ) 25-year-old Alyssa Marcellino, of Winthrop, will serve six more months for drinking, using drugs and failing to do required community service. Marcellino acknowledged probation […]
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Driver pleads not guilty in crash that killed Naples science teacher
PORTLAND (AP) — A box truck driver has pleaded not guilty in a crash in Casco last year that left a popular Naples middle school teacher dead. Authorities say Joshua McNally was driving a Native Maine Produce truck in April when it crashed into a car driven by 29-year-old Adam Perron, of Harrison. The box […]
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‘How many ways can you say you’re sorry?’
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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]