FRYEBURG — A New Hampshire man escaped injury early Tuesday morning when the 18-wheeler he was driving collided with a tree that fell across Route 302, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Potvin said the 31-year old man, who was not identified because of a Fryeburg Police Department policy to not identify drivers who are not charged with crimes, was […]
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Fuel spill closes Route 302 in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG (AP) — Emergency crews in Maine have closed a major roadway after a tractor-trailer crash caused a diesel fuel spill. WCSH-TV reports a tractor-trailer spilled 120 gallons of diesel fuel after hitting a downed tree along U.S. Route 302 in Fryeburg Tuesday morning. Police have closed Route 302 down between Hemlock Bridge and Battleground […]
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Canaan woman sent to hospital in Phillips three-vehicle crash
PHILLIPS – A Canaan woman was injured Thursday morning when the mini-van style vehicle she was driving was involved in a near head-on, three-vehicle collision in a road construction zone on Route 4, near the Phillips Elementary School. A pickup truck driven by Bruce Wilcox, 83, of Phillips was traveling south in the construction zone […]
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Connecticut woman injured in ATV crash
PHILLIPS — A Connecticut woman received a leg injury Wednesday when she was ejected from the ATV she was riding after the it struck a stump beside a trail and rolled into its side, Lt. Tim Place of the Maine Warden Service wrote in an email Thursday. Alison Menard, 53, of Wallingford, was operating her […]
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Livermore Falls faces OUI charge after car hits building, retaining wall
JAY — A Livermore Falls man is accused of driving drunk Wednesday morning after the vehicle he was operating went off Main Street, crashed into a building, bounced off and hit the retaining wall in front of St. Rose Parish Hall. Christopher Martin, 33, was issued a summons on misdemeanor charges of operating under the […]
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Two injured after motorcyclist strikes pedestrian in Shapleigh
SHAPLEIGH (AP) — Two men in Maine have been hospitalized in a crash involving a motorcycle and pedestrian. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2gP2Lpo ) the crash happened in Shapleigh Thursday afternoon. Police say 59-year-old James Little, of West Newfield, struck 29-year-old Christopher Hodgkins as he crossed the street. Both men were taken to a Portland […]
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Woman dies when motorcycle strikes SUV in Union
UNION (AP) — Police in Maine say a 63-year-old woman has died in a motorcycle crash involving an SUV. Authorities say the crash occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in Union. Police say Felicity Davidson, of Rockport, was riding a motorcycle driven by 64-year-old Ronald Moon of Waldoboro on state Route 17 when the motorcycle rear-ended […]
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Two injured in Buckfield crash released from hospital
BUCKFIELD — The individuals involved in an accident on Route 140 on Saturday morning have been released from the hospital after being treated for minor injuries. Katie Hicks, 33, of Buckfield, rear-ended Linda Lamontagne, 69, of Sumner just before 11 a.m. in front of the Buckfield-Sumner Transfer Station, according to police. Lamontagne’s car was then […]
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Two dead in head-on crash on Route 17 in Union
UNION (AP) — Authorities in Maine say two women have died in a head-on crash. Police say 52-year-old Sherry Cloutier, of Augusta, was driving on state Route 17 in Union on Wednesday when she drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed into a car driven by 49-year-old Angela Knight-Boege of Warren. Both motorists were pronounced dead […]