A tractor-trailer truck driven by Alexsander Darizhapov, 34, went up onto the sidewalk near the courthouse in Auburn on Saturday night, hitting the traffic light. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) A tractor-trailer truck driven by Alexsander Darizhapov, 34, went up onto the sidewalk near the courthouse in Auburn on Saturday night, hitting the traffic light. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Lewiston woman still in serious condition day after East Winthrop crash
A Lewiston woman was still in the hospital and listed in serious condition Tuesday afternoon after she was badly injured in a three-car crash on U.S. Route 202 in East Winthrop one day earlier. A spokeswoman for Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston said the woman, Deborah Salvador, 67, was listed in “serious condition.” The spokeswoman couldn’t […]
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RSU 9 bus accidentally backs over car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Regional School Unit 9 bus backed over the front of a car Friday morning on Industry Road, according to a news release from Frankin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. No one was injured, including five students on the bus, he said. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to the accident at 7:53 a.m. Bus driver Bonita […]
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Wreck in front of Lewiston City Hall
A car plowed into a tree and another vehicle in front of Lewiston City Hall on Pine Street at about 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the 2004 Nissan Maxima driven by Saada Hamoud Ali of Lewiston struck the tree and the parked 2010 Toyota owned by Bhaga Guelleh of Portland. No one was hurt. (Michael […]
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Five men scramble to safety after truck went into the Pleasant River in Windham
Five men had to scramble out the windows of a pickup truck after it slid off an icy stretch of road and plunged into the Pleasant River in Windham on Monday afternoon. “By the grace of God, we made it out alive,” 84-year-old Kenneth Brann of Windham, one of the passengers, said in a telephone […]
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All lanes of I-295 in Freeport reopen after car crash
Interstate 295 in Freeport was shut down during the Thursday morning commute because of a crash involving multiple vehicles. The southbound lanes were closed while troopers worked to clear a crash at Mile 21, Maine State Police tweeted shortly after 8 a.m. Police advised drivers to find alternate routes and rerouted cars off I-295 at […]
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SUV rolls over on Ash Street
A Lewiston firefighter peers into the sunroof of a black Ford Edge at Ash and Jefferson streets Tuesday night as Jonathan Moore, 24, of Oxford, the driver of the tan Honda Pilot, background, is put into an ambulance for transport to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. The driver of the black SUV, Jared Shufeldt, 24, […]
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Accident downs live wires on Farwell Street
Lt. Dave Beaule of the Lewiston Fire Department opens the door for the driver of a Ford pickup truck that hit a utility pole Monday afternoon on Farwell Street in Lewiston. The uninjured driver remained in his truck with his dog until a Central Maine Power crew arrived to cut the power. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The […]
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Driver extricated from Lewiston crash
A Lewiston firefighter leans into a car involved in a crash at the corner of Westminster and Lexington streets in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. Mohamed Djama, 28, of Lewiston, the driver of the Toyota Camry on the left, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters. The driver of the GMC […]
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Casco man seriously injured in Harrison crash
Police say speed and alcohol may have contributed to a crash that seriously injured a Casco man Wednesday night in Harrison. A witness called police around 8:40 p.m. to report a vehicle had struck a tree on Main Street in Harrison near the boat launch and the driver was bleeding profusely. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies […]