What happens if someone else’s negligence behind the wheel causes you injury and they don’t have insurance?sIn Maine, every auto insurance policy is required to have several components. One of those components is uninsured motorist coverage (UM). Every auto insurance policy must have a minimum of $50,000 per person and…
Reported by Bangor Daily News on September 14, 2010 and September 15, 2010 DEDHAM, Maine — A family of three from Jonesport was killed and an Orono man was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on U. . Route 1A. Killed in the accident were Carlos A. Tapia, 34, his…
Until recently, auto and other liability insurance companies in Maine were not required to disclose the amount of insurance carried by their insureds, even when they were clearly at fault for an accident. This gave the insurance companies an advantage in settlement negotiations and in determining how long a case…
Reported by Deborah Mcdermott, seacoastonline.com June 23, 2010 2:00 AM KITTERY, Maine — Two people were sent to the hospital following an accident Tuesday morning at Route 1 and Lewis Road that caused a vehicle to catch fire and closed Route 1 to traffic until after 10 a.m. According to…
Reported by Deborah McDermott, Seacoastonline.com June 23, 2010 2:00 AM ELIOT, Maine — A two-car accident at the intersection of Route 236 and Beech Street sent two people to the hospital Tuesday morning and caused traffic to be diverted around the scene for at least an hour. According to police,…
Three people are recovering from serious injuries after a head-on crash Monday morning in Paris. Police say a car heading north on Route 119 crossed the center line and collided with a pickup truck heading south. Driver Justin Rolfe, 26, of Paris and his passenger, Donavan Stevens, 26, of Hebron…
Police on Tuesday identified the Rochester motorcyclist dealt life threatening injuries in Saturday’s accident on Route 11 as Robert Lingard, 46, who remains in serious condition at Maine Medical Center. Sgt. Jay Drury also identified the 18-year-old New Durham man driving the pickup truck that collided with Lingard’s motorcycle as…
A 46-year-old Rochester resident riding a motorcycle on Route 11 was airlifted to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life threatening injuries Saturday after colliding with a pickup truck. Police Cpl. Mike McNeil said authorities are not releasing the names of those involved, pending notification of next of kin. He…
According to police reports, Wayne Turcotte, 24, who is believed to have been the driver of the 1999 Volkswagen car that crashed on Lyford Road. A passenger in the vehicle, Shane Stone, 24, of Orneville, was taken by ambulance to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. He suffered serious head…
A South Berwick man was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury in the Jan. 30 hit-and-run death of a University of Maine student in Orono. Garrett Cheney, 22, was indicted on charges of manslaughter, aggravated criminal operating under the influence of intoxicants, leaving the scene of an accident…