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Rangeley man injured when motorcycle, deer collide

DALLAS PLANTATION — A Rangeley man was injured Wednesday morning when his motorcycle collided with a deer on Dallas Hill Road, Chief Deputy Steve Lowell of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said. Ronald Kozlowski, 63, was driving down Dallas Hill Road at about 11:26 a.m. when a small deer collided with his 2009 Yamaha XT […]

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Two motorcyclists injured in Frenchville accident

FRENCHVILLE — Two men were injured when the motorcycles they were each operating collided, Maine State Police reported Saturday. Ronald Salisbury, 66, of Gorham, was listed in stable condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to state police. He suffered serious head and internal injuries in the accident, state police reported. The other […]

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Naples man impaled in dirt bike accident in Sebago

SEBAGO (AP) — Officials say a 32-year-old Maine man has been hospitalized after being ejected from his dirt bike motorcycle and impaled by a small tree. The Maine Warden Service says Scott Kilton of Naples was riding with four other friends on the narrow-gauge railroad all-terrain vehicle trail system in Sebago when he struck a […]

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Massachusetts man dies when motorcycle travels into path of truck in Lang Township

LANG TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Massachusetts man was killed Monday after his motorcycle failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Route 16 and slid into the path of a propane truck, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Information gathered by deputies indicate that four or five motorcycles were traveling east on Route 16 […]

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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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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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Monmouth man dies in motorcycle crash

BRUNSWICK — One person is dead after a motorcycle crash on Bath Road on Saturday morning. David Lamontagne, 45, of Monmouth died at the scene after the 2001 Honda CVR 929 motorcycle he was driving struck a 2003 Ford pickup truck driven by Roger Reid, 78, of Harpswell, according to Brunswick police Lt. Tom Garrepy. […]

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Two dead in Clifton motorcycle accident

CLIFTON — A motorcycle accident on Route 9 left two people dead Sunday evening, according to Chief Deputy Troy Morton of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department. Morton said that officers received a call at 6:02 p.m. that there had been an accident on Route 9, about a quarter-mile east of Yawaca Road. Witnesses said two […]