LEWISTON — Damp streets and quick cornering proved a bit much for an Auburn man who escaped serious injury when he lost control of his truck Monday night. According to the 20-year-old driver Alex Burton, “I came around that corner too quick,” prior to the incident that happened around 8:30 p.m. Burton said he was […]
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One rider in critical condition after motorcycle charity ride collision in Windham
WINDHAM — One man remained in critical condition Sunday after two motorcycles collided the previous day during a charity ride. Ricky Morse, 28, of Buxton was the most seriously injured, according to Windham Police Sgt. Peter Fulton. He and passenger Kaitlin Knight, 24, had been on his 2001 Yamaha on the River Road in Windham […]
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Winthrop woman faces charges in fatal crash
WATERVILLE — A Winthrop woman charged with causing a fatal traffic crash in Monmouth in March has pleaded not guilty. Alyssa Danielle Marcellino was ordered held on $20,000 bail at her arraignment on Wednesday. The reports that the 23-year-old Marcellino is facing eight charges, including causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license. […]
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Father: Kristina Lowe said she was driving
PARIS — Kristina Lowe’s father was arrested late Tuesday, charged with contempt of court after he failed to show up to testify at her double manslaughter trial in Oxford County Superior Court. State Police Trooper Adam Fillebrown arrested Earl Lowe, 43, at his home on Mt. Mica Road in South Paris at 9:30 p.m. on […]
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One dead, three hurt in Stockton Springs crash
STOCKTON SPRINGS (AP) — Police say one person has died and three others have been hurt in a three-vehicle crash in Stockton Springs. The victim of the crash at about 3:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 1 was identified by authorities as 79-year-old Philip Grindle. He was the driver of one of the vehicles and […]
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Weld woman dies in Augusta car crash
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old Weld woman was killed and her boyfriend suffered a broken neck in a car crash early Sunday morning. Karen Schwartz was heading east on Route 17, also known as Eastern Avenue, just before 3 a.m. Sunday when the 2006 Pontiac G6 she was driving went off the road and struck a […]
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Lowe trial to start Wednesday
PARIS — A short time after midnight on Jan. 7, 2012, 18-year-old Kristina Lowe was driving east on Route 219 in West Paris and lost control of her car. She crashed her 10-year-old Subaru into a stand of trees, killing her backseat passengers, Rebecca Mason and Logan Dam. Mason was 16; Dam was 19. Lowe […]
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Turnpike crash slowing traffic
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Maine Turnpike Authority is reporting a crash Monday morning in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just north of the New Gloucester toll barrier. Rescue and fire crews are at the scene. This story will be updated when more details are available.
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Massachusetts couple dies in Waldoboro car crash
WALDOBORO (AP) — Police in Maine have identified the Massachusetts couple who died in a car crash in Waldoboro last week. Police on Monday said 68-year-old Raymond Thompson and 70-year-old Peggy Aldrich died in a head-on crash on Atlantic Highway on Friday afternoon. The couple lived in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, Mass. Investigators said […]
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Kingfield men face alcohol-related charges after crash
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Two Kingfield men face alcohol-related charges related to a Carrabassett Valley accident Thursday that injured two Stratton teenagers, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Franklin County Sheriff’s Detective Ken Charles charged Christopher McLaughlin, 21, with a misdemeanor count of furnishing liquor to a minor and violations of conditions of release, Nichols […]