A three-vehicle accident at Minot Avenue and High Street just before noon Wednesday resulted in injuries to some of the drivers involved. Police said Eric Zitoli, 34, of Andover was driving a GMC truck and hauling a trailer when it collided with a van driven by Ashleigh Barker, 28, of…
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Woman dies in 2nd accident after hit-and-run accident
58-year-old Joanne Polvinen was pronounced dead at the scene of the second accident in Lewiston on Saturday night. Her car had crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle. Police say that 15 minutes before that accident, Polvinen, who was driving with a suspended license, crashed into a car…
Investigation continues into hit-and-run involving Jordyn Bakley
Police are looking for the driver of what is believed to be a pick-up truck or SUV that killed Jordyn Bakley, a 20 year-old University of Maine student, in Orono. It is believed that the vehicle that struck Ms. Bakley is a 2003-2007 Chevrolet and has front-end damage resulting from…
Thomaston head-on crash
An 83-year-old woman and a toddler were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries Friday after a head-on collision on Old County Road. Mike Cole, 39, of Thomaston was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier south over packed snow, formed by “drifting and constant traffic,” when he lost control on…
Route 9 crash results in death of 2
A second person has now died from injuries stemming from an accident just east of Aurora on Route 9, Friday. Police say Lorraine Rice of Pembroke died instantly. Her husband, Wayn Rice, was flown by lifeflight to Eastern Maine Medical Center, but later died of his injuries. The SUV, a…
4 injured in accident in Brooks
Police said Wednesday that driver inattention was the reason for a morning car accident that resulted in four passengers — including a pregnant woman — being taken to the hospital. According to Trooper Luke Cunningham of the Maine State Police, Holly Brown, 32, of Brooks was driving on Payson Road…
Two car crash in Township 28
Maine police say icy road conditions and speed are the likely factors in a two-car crash east of Aurora that killed a woman and critically injured her husband. Police are investigating whether 74-year-old Lorraine Rice of Pembroke, the operator of one of the two vehicles involved in the crash, was…
Charles Loeffler Indicted in Crash that Resulted in Serious Injuries to Passenger
A York teenager was indicted last week on several charges in connection with an alleged drunken-driving accident that sent two people to the hospital. Charles Loeffler, 18, 110 Long Sands Road, was indicted in York County Superior Court on charges of operating under the influence resulting in serious injury or…
Plow Truck Hits and Kills Arthur Poulin, 82
A China man has died after suffering severe injuries when he was struck by a plow truck on Sunday. Arthur Poulin, 82, suffered serious head injuries in the accident. Poulin was the father of retired Maine State Police Colonel Craig Poulin. The cause of this accident is under investigation. As…
Route 111 Accident in Arudel Injures Six
January 3, 2010: A serious accident accident on Route 111 in Arundel injured six. Four ambulances were called to the scene. At this time, there is limited information on the cause of the crash. At Peter Thompson & Associates, we have investigated thousands of car crashes utilizing the very best…