LEWISTON — A local nurse rushed to help Friday night when an SUV rolled onto its roof at Sabattus Street and Randall Road. The Ford Escape flipped after colliding with a pickup truck at about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection. Joanne Bellmore, a nurse who lives in Greene, was stopped in traffic on Randall Road […]
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Faulty brakes likely cause of Harrison firetruck rollover
HARRISON — Slick roads and mechanical problems caused a Harrison firetruck to roll over on Route 35 on Sunday afternoon. Engine 4, Harrison’s first response engine, was returning from investigating a carbon monoxide detector on Harrison Heights Road when it apparently lost its brakes. The operator of the truck was unable to break going down a […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico driver who hit deer in stable condition, chief says
MEXICO — A local man who was injured when his vehicle hit a dead deer on Route 2 Monday night was in stable condition at a Lewiston hospital, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday. Gerard Pelletier, 50, of Mexico was seriously injured when his vehicle struck the animal and overturned. A logging truck coming in […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Two drivers injured by deer on highways
MEXICO — Police said two drivers were injured in separate accidents involving deer on highways this week. On Monday night, Gerard Pelletier, 50, of Mexico was seriously injured when his car struck a dead deer on Route 2 in Mexico and swerved into a loaded logging truck, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Injuries reported in Mechanic Falls crash
MECHANIC FALLS — A teenager was hurt Friday night when the car he was driving crashed, rolled and caught fire on North Main Street. Police and rescue crews were sent to the area of 105 North Main St. at about 8:45 p.m. for a report of a car that had rolled several times. Police said […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Shelter pets recovering after rough ride, N.H. accident
LEWISTON — Outside of a few strains and bruises, none of the dogs or kittens being carried when the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s van flipped Thursday afternoon on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire were seriously injured. “One of the drivers had to go to the hospital for minor issues, and other than some road-rash and […]
Posted inFranklin
Peru woman injured in Carthage rollover in critical condition
CARTHAGE — An elderly Peru woman injured Tuesday night when her Jeep slid on ice and rolled into a brook off Route 142 in Carthage remained hospitalized on Wednesday in Lewiston. Edna Hutchings, 88, was in critical condition, Central Maine Medical Center spokesman Randall Dustin said late Wednesday afternoon by email. Hutchings suffered chest and […]