NORWAY — A couple from Greenwood were injured Thursday night when their van crashed after swerving to avoid an object on Route 118, Norway police officer John Lewis said. Amanda Fox, 45, and her husband, Richard, 48, were extricated from their 1996 Ford Econoline van and taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital for treatment of unspecified […]
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Farmington man injured, arrested on OUI charge when car goes into ditch
FARMINGTON — A local man was injured Tuesday when his car landed half in a ditch and half on Porter Hill Road. Dana E. Staples, 65, of Farmington had taken a left turn from Owen Mann Road onto Porter Hill Road and driven a short distance when his tires got into the dirt shoulder of […]
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Auburn, Farmington men injured in Jay crash
JAY — Drivers from Auburn and Farmington were injured Tuesday morning when their vehicles collided at Routes 133 and 156, at Bean’s Corner. Scott Moore, 50, of Auburn was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu east on Depot Street, which is Route 156, and did not see a stop sign, Jay Police Officer David Morin said. […]
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Rider hurt in Fryeburg motorcycle crash
FRYEBURG — A motorcycle rider was seriously injured Friday night when the bike collided with another vehicle on Bridgton Road. Police and fire crews shut down a southbound lane as emergency crews responded to the wreck at about 6:30 p.m. Bridgton Road is Route 302, which continues into New Hampshire. No further information about the […]
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Two girls injured in Farmington ATV crash
FARMINGTON — Two teenage girls were injured Monday when their side-by-side recreation vehicle struck a tree and rolled over, landing on the driver on Owen Manning Road in West Farmington. The 14-year-old driver from Farmington was attempting to take a right turn into a driveway, but the ATV was going too fast, hit a tree […]
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Teen driver still hospitalized after crash last Wednesday in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — At least one person remained hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash last week on Route 124, police said Monday morning. Sgt. A. James Daigle of the Mechanic Falls Police Department said it appeared Adrien Ainaire, 17, of Mechanic Falls failed to yield the right of way to Kolby Woods, 21, of Minot last Wednesday, […]
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Freeman man dies in motorcycle crash
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A local man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Flint York, 56, was traveling north on his 2005 Harley-Davidson on West Freeman Road at 4:26 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a corner and ran off the west side […]
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Two in critical condition after collision in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — The investigation continues into a two-vehicle crash Wednesday that involved seven people, two of whom were critically injured, according to police. Mechanic Falls Police Chief Jeffrey Goss said Thursday he was not releasing the names of those involved until he was certain all appropriate people had been notified. The collision occurred at the […]
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New Vineyard woman injured in Industry Crash
INDUSTRY — A New Vineyard woman was injured Thursday morning when a Jeep crossed the centerline on Industry Road and collided head-on with a car she was driving, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Clarence Brown 23, of Anson was traveling east at about 5 a.m. in a Jeep Commander when it struck a […]
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Phillips man accused of drunken driving after crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Police said a Phillips man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he crashed his car, drove away and was stopped by two vehicles that pursued him to Route 4 in Avon. John C. McCarter, 30, was charged with misdemeanor operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a […]