BETHEL — A New Hampshire man died Sunday afternoon when a car struck his motorcycle on Route 2 in Bethel. Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said Timothy Daigle, 43, of New Boston, N.H., was driving west on Route 2 when a car driven by Steven Thomas, 52, of Califon, N.J., and Bethel tried to turn […]
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Trek riders pay tribute to fallen cyclist
HANOVER — Early-morning drivers traveling Route 2 on Friday past the site of last year’s fatal Trek Across Maine accident couldn’t help but notice a heavier than usual police presence. With blue and yellow lights flashing on cruisers, trucks and cycles from state, county and local police departments joined American Lung Association Trek safety vehicles […]
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Report finds not enough brake fluid led to fatal accident in Bangor parade
BANGOR — Insufficient brake fluid in the antique braking system on the 1930 McCann Pumper failed to stop the firetruck during the annual Fourth of July parade and is being blamed for a fatal collision that took the life of a Holden man. “This inspection and testing of the fire truck concluded that there was […]
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St. Joseph’s student to serve 16 months for crash that killed friend
PORTLAND — A 21-year-old Pittston man is going to prison for 16 months for being behind the wheel of a car that crashed and killed one of his college friends at Maine’s St. Joseph’s College. Tyler Hall pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon in connection with the April 2012 […]
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Speed, inattention cited as factors in fatal motorcycle accident
RUMFORD — Aggressive driving and driver inattention were cited as factors in last fall’s motorcycle accident on Route 2 that killed a Quebec man. The police report was released Wednesday morning by Chief Stacy Carter, a day after he notified the deceased’s family in Quebec. At 8:39 p.m. Oct. 26, 2012, a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road […]
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Sanford man convicted of manslaughter in accident
ALFRED (AP) — A 24-year-old Sanford man has been convicted of manslaughter and several other charges for causing a traffic accident in town that killed one person and sent five to the hospital. A York County Superior Court judge found Zachary Bubar guilty on all nine counts following a two-day bench trial last week. The […]
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Mount Vernon man dies after car hits his tractor
MOUNT VERNON — A local man died late Tuesday afternoon after the lawn tractor he was driving on the side of Wings Mills Road was hit from behind by a vehicle, a Kennebec County Sheriff Department release states. Kennebec County Deputy Mike Dutil responded along with members of the Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department to […]
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Parents share tragic message with local teens
It was impossible to mask the discomfort in the audience Wednesday at Mountain Valley High School as two local parents talked openly about their grief. Michele Cushman spoke of her daughter, Rebecca, who was 21 when she was killed in a drunken-driving accident last summer in Wisconsin. Rebecca Cushman was born in Lewiston and went to […]
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Jay man killed in Route 156 accident in Wilton
WILTON — A Jay man died early Saturday morning when he lost control of the car he was driving on Route 156, left the road and was ejected, police said. When police arrived, they found David Goulette, 44, dead, Wilton Sgt. Richard H. Billian Jr. said in a news release. The accident occurred at about […]
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Standish woman killed in Sunday crash
STANDISH — A Standish woman died Sunday morning following a one-vehicle crash on Saco Road. Cherie Ann Haskell, 47, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities reported the crash occurred about 7 a.m. Sunday when the 1991 Buick Century Haskell was driving left the road, hit a tree […]