STARKS (AP) — Police say the 84-year-old Anson man struck and killed by a dump truck as he walked along the side of a Starks road had apparently stopped to pick up bottles. Dale Lancaster, chief deputy of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, said Walter Cowan stopped his vehicle on the southbound side Route 43 […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial in attempted murder case involving Auburn cop
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man is hoping the state’s highest court will vacate his conviction for trying to kill Auburn police by ramming a dump truck into a cruiser during a high-speed chase in 2008. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the law court, heard oral arguments on the case Tuesday. Bartolo Ford was […]
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Police say brake failure on dump truck may have led to collision with train in Hampden
HAMPDEN — Brake failure on a 23-year-old dump truck may have led to a collision with a train at a railroad crossing in Hampden on Thursday, according to police. Maine State Police Sgt. Jason Sattler said Friday evening that an initial investigation found that six of the dump truck’s eight brakes were not functioning properly […]
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Dump truck driver hospitalized after collision with train in Hampden
HAMPDEN — The driver of a dump truck has been freed from the wreckage after a crash involving a Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway train on Western Avenue near Mayo Road. LifeFlight arrived at the crash scene around 11 a.m., along with several other area emergency responders. The helicopter has taken off and will bring […]