LEWISTON — Southbound traffic on the Maine Turnpike was closed for an hour early Tuesday morning following a crash near the Lewiston interchange at Mile 80 involving multiple tractor-trailers. The trucks were blocking both southbound lanes of the turnpike just south of the Lewiston exit following the 1 a.m. accident. Southbound traffic was forced to […]
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Baby delivered after pregnant woman dies in Skowhegan crash
SKOWHEGAN — A pregnant woman on her way to a local hospital to be medically induced to give birth was killed Monday morning when her vehicle slid on black ice and crashed off U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan, police said.Desiree Strout, 27, was nine months pregnant when she was killed, police said.Skowhegan Police Chief David […]
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Sanford woman dies in Arundel crash
ARUNDEL — A Sanford woman died in a two-car head on crash early Sunday morning on Route 111 in Arundel. York County Sheriff William King said Kerry Kiernan, 45, was driving east on Route 111 when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a SUV driven by John Sanborn, 22, of Alfred. The accident happened near […]
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Raymond woman injured in snowmobile crash
RANGELEY — A Raymond woman injured her leg Friday morning when a snowmobile she was on rear-ended another on ITS 84 in Oquossoc village, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service said. Jennifer Hall, 42, was on the back of a snowmobile driven by her husband, David Hall, 61, of Raymond. A friend, Daniel […]
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Poland HS athletic director recovering after crash that took son's life
PORTLAND — Poland Regional High School Athletic Director Don King was recovering Thursday after a Wednesday afternoon crash on Route 202 in Winthrop that took the life of his 24-year-old son, Connor. King early Thursday was moved from MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta to Maine Medical Center in Portland. A nursing supervisor at the Portland […]
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Peru man charged with OUI, eluding police
RUMFORD — Police said a Peru man with a suspended license faces multiple charges following a car crash and foot chase in the downtown Tuesday evening. Police Chief Stacy Carter said in a news release that Adam Gill, 23, was charged with eluding an officer, operating under the influence, refusal to submit to arrest, operating after […]
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Paris man injured when his truck is crushed
NORWAY — A Paris driver was injured when his pickup truck was crushed by a utility bucket truck at Route 117 and Thomas Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report. Robert Sanborn, 38, suffered a laceration to his head and was taken by PACE ambulance to Stephens Memorial Hospital, according to a […]
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Slippery conditions shut down portion of Route 4 in Jay
JAY — Freezing temperatures and snowfall created slick roads here Tuesday night and in other areas of Franklin County on Wednesday morning. Traffic on Jay Hill on Route 4 had to be detoured and a portion of the road shut down because of ice. At 7:39 p.m. Tuesday, a Ford Ranger pickup slid off the […]
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Scarborough man expected to face charges in Gray crash
GRAY — A Scarborough man who crashed into another man’s car early Sunday will face charges of drunken driving and operating without a license, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Naldo S. Gagnon said that Brad Provencher, 45, was driving north on Lewiston Road in Gray around 12:30 a.m. when his pickup […]
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Carthage driver killed in truck collision in Franklin County
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — A Carthage man was killed when the fuel truck he was driving collided Monday morning with an empty tractor-trailer on Route 27, about 10 minutes south of the Canadian border, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Gregory Hutchinson, 51, was killed instantly, according to county Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]