A moped operated by Russell Faxon on Route 202 in Alfred on Monday was struck by a car driven by Laura Melisi. Faxon died at the scene. ALFRED (AP) — State police say an 81-year-old man was killed when his moped was struck by a car in Alfred. Police say Russell Faxon of Lebanon was […]
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Two kids strapped in car seats survive crash that killed mom
OLD TOWN (AP) — Two young children strapped in their car seats have survived a Maine highway crash and a night in the wrecked car where their mother died. State police spokesman Steve McCausland says 26-year-old Liza Parker, of Bangor, died after her station wagon rolled several times before coming to rest in a wooded […]
Police say motorcycle drifted into passing lane before fatal collisions
Two bikers were killed Sunday in a crash on the Maine Turnpike. AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine police have determined the cause of a double fatal motorcycle crash that happened during the United Bikers Toy Run last weekend. The Portland Press Herald reports the crash occurred on Interstate 95 in Augusta. Police say the chain reaction […]
Bar Harbor woman killed when truck careens into restaurant parking lot
BAR HARBOR (AP) — Bar Harbor police say a woman was killed when a pickup truck careened into a restaurant parking lot, hitting her and several parked vehicles. Police say 76-year-old Connie Birkenmeier of Bar Harbor was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday outside the Chart Room Restaurant. Police say the pickup operator, 36-year-old Justin […]
Rangeley man pleads guilty in crash that claimed Wilton man's life
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man was sentenced Tuesday to serve two years of a nine-year sentence for driving drunk, which resulted in the death of another driver. Rusty LeRoy Knox, 35, of East Wilton, a self-employed logger, husband of his school sweetheart and the father of four, died at the scene on Lambert Hill Road […]
Police identify man killed in Mechanic Falls Road crash
OXFORD – Police identified the men involved in a single-vehicle accident on Mechanic Falls Road late Thursday night that killed one and sent the other to the hospital via LifeFlight. Oxford Police Chief Jonathan Tibbetts said Cedric Palmer Jr., 26, of Otisfield was killed after his 2000 Honda Accord struck a Central Maine Power utility […]
Teen killed in fair thrill ride wreck joined Marines week ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high school student who dreamed for years of joining the military and had just enlisted in the Marines was killed when a spinning and swinging thrill ride broke apart and sent several of its passengers tumbling onto the midway at the Ohio State Fair. The 18-year-old’s girlfriend was among seven […]
Woman dies when motorcycle strikes SUV in Union
UNION (AP) — Police in Maine say a 63-year-old woman has died in a motorcycle crash involving an SUV. Authorities say the crash occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in Union. Police say Felicity Davidson, of Rockport, was riding a motorcycle driven by 64-year-old Ronald Moon of Waldoboro on state Route 17 when the motorcycle rear-ended […]
Two dead in head-on crash on Route 17 in Union
UNION (AP) — Authorities in Maine say two women have died in a head-on crash. Police say 52-year-old Sherry Cloutier, of Augusta, was driving on state Route 17 in Union on Wednesday when she drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed into a car driven by 49-year-old Angela Knight-Boege of Warren. Both motorists were pronounced dead […]
Drunk driver fatally hits pedestrian in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) — Just after midnight on Sunday, an Arundel woman driving under the influence struck and killed a pedestrian. The accident occurred at 29 Cummings Road, near the rear entrance of the South Portland Target. Around 12:07 a.m., a 24-year-old man from Hollis was walking along the roadway when he was apparently struck […]