A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday in a crash on Court Street in Auburn. AUBURN — A motorcyclist who was severely injured Friday when he was struck head-on by a car that reportedly drifted into oncoming traffic on Court Street has died. Reginald Clement, 54, of Anson, was traveling east on Court St., according to […]
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Albany woman seriously injured when car veers off Route 2 in Hanover
Amanda Hart, 32, of Albany was distracted and veered off the road and over an embankment on Route 2 in Hanover. Hart complained of pain to her chest, pelvis, hips and abdomen and was taken by Lifeflight to Central Maine Medical Center. Amanda Hart, 32, of Albany was distracted and veered off the road and […]
Police say motorcycle drifted into passing lane before fatal collisions
Two bikers were killed Sunday in a crash on the Maine Turnpike. AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine police have determined the cause of a double fatal motorcycle crash that happened during the United Bikers Toy Run last weekend. The Portland Press Herald reports the crash occurred on Interstate 95 in Augusta. Police say the chain reaction […]
Farmingdale man suffers life-threatening injuries in crash
NORTH YARMOUTH (AP) — Maine police say a man was seriously injured after he lost control of his vehicle and plunged down an embankment in North Yarmouth. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Drew Emery, of Farmingdale, lost control of his car and left the roadway, striking multiple trees as he careened down a […]
Rangeley man pleads guilty in crash that claimed Wilton man's life
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man was sentenced Tuesday to serve two years of a nine-year sentence for driving drunk, which resulted in the death of another driver. Rusty LeRoy Knox, 35, of East Wilton, a self-employed logger, husband of his school sweetheart and the father of four, died at the scene on Lambert Hill Road […]
Texting cited as a factor in Auburn crash
AUBURN — Two drivers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries after their cars collided on Route 4 in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon, according to Police Sgt. Jason Moore. Lisa Gilpatric, 53, of Auburn was stopped in the northbound lane of Turner Road at about 12:36 p.m., waiting to turn left onto Townsend […]
Two Dixfield residents injured when ATV hits tree
DIXFIELD — A local man and a teen were seriously injured Monday when their ATV went airborne and struck a tree beside Averill Hill Road, Maine Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald said. Maynard Touchette, 50, and a 16-year-old, whose name is not being released at this time, were riding a side-by-side ATV when the […]
Car, truck collide in Jay
JAY — A Fayette man was cited Friday for failing to stop at a red light after a car he was driving collided with a flatbed truck at the intersection of routes 133 and 156 at Bean’s Corner, Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said. Brandon Chase, 19, of Fayette was driving a car eastbound on Depot Street, […]
Two drivers arrested, another injured in Farmington crashes
FARMINGTON — A local woman was injured Sunday night when another vehicle crossed over the yellow line on Wilton Road and struck her car, head-on, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said Monday. Jeffrey S. Lewis, 31, of Hampden was driving a sport utility vehicle south on Wilton Road, also known as routes 2/4, and it […]
Car crashes into Yarmouth pizzeria
Police say a cleaning woman crashed through the front of Romeo’s Pizza in Yarmouth on Monday morning. YARMOUTH (WGME) — Police say a car crashed into Romeo’s Pizza about 7 a.m. Monday. Police say the cleaning lady for Romeo’s Pizza hit the gas instead of the brake and slammed into the window. No one was […]