Christopher Breingan of Norridgewock was seriously injured Wednesday in an early morning collision with a tractor-trailer, the Morning Sentinel reported on September 10th. Mr. Breingan, 25, suffered head and hip injuries after being pinned inside his 1987 Chevrolet pickup truck. The accident happened at around 3:30 a.m. at the intersection…
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Truck Plunges offsMonmouth Bridge in Near Collision
Andrew St. Laurent was driving with Randall Black when Black’s truck plunged off a one-lane bridge in Monmouth and into an Annabessacook Lake tributary, the Kennebec Journal reported on September 2nd. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. when Black’s Pat Jackson Inc. septic truck hit a flatbed truck being driven…
Route 17 accident in Dixfield leaves one person dead
One person is dead in Franklin County after a serious accident involving a tractor-trailer, a sedan and a pickup truck. It happened on U. . Route 2 Thursday afternoon. Route 2 is shut down from the Route 17 intersection in Dixfield to Morrison Hill Road in Carthage. Investigators say a…
Four car crash in Casco results in two people be taken to hospital
Two people were transported to the hospital Wednesday morning after a four-car crash on Route 302. According to news reports, the driver of a Subaru Legacy was in the eastbound lane, preparing to turn left across traffic to visit a local business when the car was hit from behind by…
Parents of Crash Victim Sue Bars That Served Him
The parents of a man who suffered extensive injuries in a car crash are suing the bars that served him alcohol, the Kennebec Journal reported on August 22nd. On the night of January 31, 2008, Paul D. Hinerman went drinking with a friend at Mainely Brews & Tavern, the Midnight…
Multi-car Accident in Scarborough Closes Route 1
On Thursday, August 27, 2009, a serious multi-vehicle crash on Route 1. The crash happened at about 7 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Route 1 and Pine Point Road. Police said two people were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Cases such as this one are complicated and…
Michael Lewis, 16, killed in crash in Tremont, Maine
Michael Lewis of Bass Harbor was killed in the crash that occurred near the Rumill Road intersection. Lewis was driving a pickup truck that crashed head-on with another pick-up truck. The other truck was operated by Dacota Dow, 19, of Bar Harbor. Authorities reported that the two vehicles collided in…
Driver Accused in Fatal Accident Had Seven License Suspensions in Fewer Than Three Years
A driver accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian had an extensive list of past traffic infractions, the Lewiston Sun-Journal reported Aug. 7. Brandon Earl Pelletier, 19, of Turner, is accused of hitting Sharon B. Call, 65, of Turner as she walked to a relative’s mailbox. According to an accident report…
Update on boy injured while trying to jump off Salmon Falls Bridge
Jack Vincent, a 12-year-old Scarborough boy who was hit by a pickup truck last week is reportedly improving, although it is still unknown what permanent limitations he will have from his injuries. York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette acknowledged that the bridge is too narrow to accommodate cars and pedestrians at…
Update on accident that killed camp counselor walking on roadside
The Kennebec Couty Sheriff’s Department reported that the results of the blood test conducted on Joseph Rouleau, 35, of Fayette, following the crash that claimed the life of 21-year-old Corrie Lazar showed Rouleau had a blood-alcohol content of 0.23, almost three times the legal limit. Charges will likely be filed…