BREWER (AP) — Police say a longtime Brewer barber struck by a car as he crossed the street on his way to work earlier this month has died of his injuries. Police say 73-year-old David Grant was struck near city hall as he crossed North Main Street early in the morning of Dec. 20. He […]
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Glenburn woman crossing road struck, killed by vehicle
GLENBURN (AP) — Police say a Glenburn woman crossing the street to get her mail has been struck and killed by a passing vehicle. The victim was struck at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Pushaw Road. Her name was not made public but police say she appeared to be in her 30s. Investigators think she […]
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Some residents criticize Norway’s new pedestrian lights
NORWAY — A move to make Main Street pedestrian-safe by installing solar-activated pedestrian lights has not been wholly endorsed by some who think the poles are unattractive, officials said. “There is always a push and pull between beauty and practicality that someone smarter than me can solve,” Town Manager David Holt said of the three […]
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Livermore Falls pedestrian dies 10 days after being hit by car
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man who was critically injured when he was hit by a car while crossing Depot Street on June 1, died Wednesday, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Richard McCrillis, 82, of Livermore Falls was at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and was moved to The Hospice House of Androscoggin […]
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Livermore Falls man seriously injured when struck by car
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man was seriously injured Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk on Depot Street, police Chief Ernest Steward Sr. said Monday. A vehicle driven by Ava Crocker, 57, of Jay struck Richard McCrillis, 82, of Livermore Falls, Steward said. McCrillis was taken to Central […]
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Man struck by vehicle in Portland last weekend dies
PORTLAND (AP) — Police said a 74-year-old man struck by a car while out walking in Portland last weekend has died. Elliot Burton died Tuesday at Maine Medical Center from injuries sustained when he was struck at about 6:40 p.m. on Forest Avenue. Burton was struck by a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Falmouth woman. […]
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Charges unlikely in Old Town pedestrian death
OLD TOWN (AP) — Police have released the name of the pedestrian who was struck and killed in Old Town earlier this week. Authorities on Thursday said 54-year-old Tamela Glenn was walking along Poplar Street when she was hit from behind by an SUV on Wednesday night. Police told WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1p03gb2 ) she had parked […]
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Police: Bangor pedestrian dragged before death
BANGOR (AP) — Police said the person found dead in a Bangor supermarket parking lot over the weekend appears to have been struck by a vehicle elsewhere in the city and dragged. Officers found the victim near the entrance to a Hannaford store at about 8 p.m. Saturday. The person’s name has not been made […]
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Man, 84, dies when struck by dump truck in Starks
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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Former Brownfield man killed when struck by car in Massachusetts
WEST BROOKFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A 69-year-old man who had recently moved from Maine has been struck and killed by a car while walking across a West Brookfield street. Police say Robert Herrie Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck while crossing Route 9 at about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Herrie was struck […]