An East Dixfield man died Sunday from injuries he received when the van he was a passenger in slid in the snow on Route 4 and collided with another vehicle Saturday night, State Police Lt. Walter Grzyb said. Richard Stickney, 69, of East Dixfield, died early Sunday several hours after…
December 2, 2009: Rajeshbhaiv Patel, 47, of 9238 Aspen Dr., died from injuries he sustained in the crash which occurred just after 6 a.m. Dec. 2 on Golf Road east of Oakton Community College. According to police, Rajeshbhaiv Patel’s passenger and co-worker, Ashwin Patel, 51, of 9581 Dee Rd., unincorporated…
November 29, 2009: 57-year-old Angelo Vacca, Jr. was in the area of 887 Forest Avenue and was crossing the road when 74-year-old Chan Ng, also of Portland, hit him with a red 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier. Police say Vacca was transported to Maine Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. This…
A trailer-truck hauling wood chips and a pickup truck crashed and burst into flames on Route 26 early Monday evening. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near 122 Bethel Road near the Chowder House Restaurant. Police reports indicate that both trucks appeared to be headed north on a straightaway…
November 14, 2009: Forest Dale, Sr., 46, of Steuben was killed Saturday morning when he was crushed between the cab and the dump body of his delivery truck. Dale was delivering a load of firewood to a home in Cherryfield about 11 a.m. when the accident occurred, according to Sgt.…
November 7, 2009: Authorities are conducting an investigation in the cause of a crash that killed a mother and daughter in Auburn on Saturday. Police reported that a truck hauling an trailer was traveling eastbound on Minot Avenue when it crossed the center line and stuck a 2003 Oldsmobile that…
October 5, 2009:sA 25-year-old Lisbon motorcyclist has died as a result of a collision with a motor vehicle on Route 125 in Bowdoin. Wade Foster, 35, of Lewiston, reportedly turned his 1995 Chrysler Concord left in front of a motorcycle driven by Richard Paraskevakos, 25, of Lisbon, at approximately 6:45…
A spokeswoman for Eastern Maine Medical Center said James Westerdahl, 75, of Littleton died Friday afternoon. He was southbound in his 1999 GMC truck about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday when reportedly a tire blew out on the extended cab vehicle. Westerdahl lost control and swerved into the northbound lane, directly into…
The crash happened in Portland around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say a Ford Mustang driven by 21-year-old Yannick Mulongo of Portland crossed the center line on a street, hitting a Chevy Impala and several utility poles. Police say the 18-year-old killed was a passenger in the car driven by Mulongo.…
A fatal crash occurred on Route 1 around 11:00 pm on Thursday. Authorities say a pickup truck, driven by 32 year old Chadwick Sage crossed the center line. The pickup crashed head on with a commercial truck driven by Richard Turner of Thomaston. Deputies say the delivery truck traveled about…