NEW VINEYARD — The driver of a delivery truck told police he swerved to avoid an SUV that crossed into his lane on Route 27 near Bog Road on Wednesday, Maine State Police Trooper Eric Ward said. Shawn Duggan, 49, of Bath said the SUV driver was either talking on a cellphone or texting, Ward […]
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Three injured in Jay crash
JAY — Three Jay residents were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car pulled from a driveway into the path of a pickup truck on Route 4, police said. Lovis Noyes, 77, tried to cross from the southbound to the northbound lane and didn’t see a truck driven by Terry Trask, 67, near Howie’s Welding and […]
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New Hampshire motorcyclist injured in Oxford County crash
ADAMSTOWN TOWNSHIP — A New Hampshire motorcyclist was injured Sunday afternoon when he lost control of a motorcycle on Route 16, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. Game Warden Harry Wiegman who was at the scene of the accident reported at 6:14 p.m., that the motorcycle had been heading south toward Rangeley when […]
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Crash slows traffic on Center Street in Auburn
As of 11:30 a.m., traffic was slowed but moving through the scene.
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Farmington man injured in New Sharon accident
NEW SHARON — A Farmington man was injured Thursday night after his Jeep struck a utility pole and rolled over on Swan Road, located off Route 27. Terrence Lake, 47, of Farmington told Deputy Derrick Doucette that he swerved to avoid a deer when his 2003 Jeep struck the pole, Chief Deputy Steven Lowell of […]
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Jay boy injured after his bike was struck by SUV
JAY — A 10-year-old boy was injured Wednesday afternoon when he drove his bike from a residence on upper Elm Street into traffic and was struck by an SUV, Livermore Falls Lt. Joseph Sage said Thursday. Griffin Hewins of Jay was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington with injuries […]
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Livermore Falls man uninjured when paving truck hits Phillips bridge
PHILLIPS — A dump truck traveling too fast downhill on Salem Road on Monday failed to negotiate a curve, went out of control and struck a bridge over the Sandy River, according to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office release. The commercial paving truck was driven by Jason Vento, 37, of Livermore Falls, who was not […]
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Elderly driver doesn’t remember how he flipped car in Hallowell crash
HALLOWELL (AP) — Police say they are unsure of what caused a crash that left an 86-year-old Maine man from Jefferson upside down in his car. Hallowell Police Chief Eric Nason says workers were finishing repairs on a bridge when a sedan crossed the dividing line and hit a stopped car. The Kennebec Journal reported […]
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Wilton man arrested after Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man is accused of driving under the influence Wednesday night after his vehicle crossed over into the opposite lane on Town Farm Road and collided with a Poland Spring tanker-truck. Benjamin Reeves, 32, was driving south on the road towards Strong. He failed to keep in the proper lane and struck […]