SOUTH PORTLAND — A Newry man was killed early Monday in a one-car crash on the Maine Turnpike, according to Maine State Police. Jacob Bartholomew, 36, lost control of his car near the South Portland exit as it went off the highway and slammed into a tree and caught fire, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the […]
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Orono man dies after rear-ending school bus in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — Police say the driver of a pickup truck that rear-ended a school bus in Augusta has died, but no one on the bus was hurt. Police Lt. Christopher Massey says the truck driven by 60-year-old Herbert LeBreton, of Orono, struck the rear of the bus at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday and got […]
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Driver injured in early-morning crash in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A Farmington woman was injured in a rear-end collision early Monday on Perham Street. Melissa Cushman, 35, was traveling east on Perham Street when she attempted to make a left turn near Green Acres Apartments at about 7:30 a.m., Farmington police Officer Ryan Wagner said. Travis Gourley, 21, of Chesterville was also traveling […]
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New Sharon teen recovering after Industry road accident
NEW SHARON — A local teenager is recovering Monday at a Lewiston hospital from serious injuries he received Saturday when his truck left Industry Road and hit a tree head-on. Matthew Couillard, 18, of New Sharon was driving his 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck toward New Sharon at about 5:12 a.m. It appears he fell asleep […]
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Two hospitalized by Sunday afternoon crash
AUBURN — A Sunday afternoon crash injured two at the intersection of Beech Hill Road and Route 202. According to Lt. Laurie Woodhead of the Auburn Police Department, around 4:38 p.m., Rene Bosse, 83, of Lewiston and his wife, Angeline, were traveling northbound on Beech Hill Road in their 2007 Buick when they attempted to […]
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Maine man ejected from vehicle, killed in late-night crash in Arundel
ARUNDEL (AP) — Officials are investigating a late-night single-vehicle accident in southern Maine that killed a 26-year-old Sanford man. The York County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were called to an accident around midnight Saturday in which a car had failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility pole on Log Cabin Road in Arundel. […]
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High school student rushed to hospital after being struck by car in Newport
NEWPORT — A Nokomis High School student is listed in fair condition after being struck by a car in front of the school early Friday morning. The 16-year-old girl had parked her vehicle in the junior parking lot located across the street from the high school, said Newport police Lt. Randy Wing. She was crossing […]
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Sabattus woman killed in Thursday-morning crash
SABATTUS — Police are investigating a 5 a.m. car crash on Middle Road that left a Sabattus woman dead Thursday morning. Police Chief Anthony Ward said in a statement that Tracy Richard, 38, was killed after a 2002 Chevrolet SUV driven by Felicia Hinkley of Sabattus crossed the centerline and hit Richard’s 2003 Oldsmobile sedan traveling […]
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Pair suffers minor injuries when small plane crashes into Moosehead Lake
NORTHEAST CARRY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Maine State Police said a man and woman escaped serious injury when their single-engine plane crashed into Moosehead Lake while attempting a water landing. Police said 31-year-old Thomas Coleman of West Forks was piloting a pontoon-equipped Cessna 185 when it crashed into the lake and sank at about 7 p.m. […]
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Police: Dog apparently caused fatal Unity crash
UNITY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Police say a dog that apparently jumped into the lap of a driver caused a fatal head-on crash in Unity Township earlier this week. Kennebec County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon said a pickup truck driven by 29-year-old Tyler Brackett of Unity was headed west on Route 139 on Monday afternoon […]