Reported by WGMC (Channel 13)
Posted: Saturday, May 22 2010, 10:08 AM EDT

Two people were ejected and two more were pinned inside their vehicle after an accident on River Road (Route 112) in Buxton early Saturday morning. According to Buxton Police Chief Michael Grovo, around 6:32 a.m. police were notified that a Chevrolet Malibu traveling south on River Road went off the road and struck a tree around Back Nippen Road. After the two people pinned inside the vehicle were extricated, they were taken by Life Flight helicopter to Maine Medical Center. The other two injured people were also transported by ambulance to Maine Medical Center. The accident is under investigation by Buxton police and Maine State Police, but Grovo said at this time it appears speed and alcohol are factors in the accident. River Road was closed from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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Reported by Krister Rollins, Producer
WCSH6.com
5/23/10

WELLS, Maine  — Police say a man, 46, holding a yard sale died in a multi-car accident in Wells on Saturday.  Wells Police say a man, 72, was driving down North Berwick Road (Route 9) around 8:45 AM Saturday.  Police say he noticed a yard sale and pulled a U-turn to go back to it. While his truck was across the road, another truck hauling a 30-foot camper trailer struck that man’s vehicle.  The trailer jack-knifed and smashed into a yard sale. The trailer hit and pinned the man holding the yard sale and his mother-in-law, 67.  She was trapped under a small stairway in the trailer and survived.  She was taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Her son-in-law, the man holding the yard sale, was also taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The man driving the pick-up truck was hospitalized with a broken neck and other broken bones.  He is expected to survive. The people in the truck hauling the trailer – two adults and two children – suffered only minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital.

Police had Rt. 9 closed down for 6 hours.  State Police helped in the reconstruction.  Wells police are waiting for a full report to decide whether any charges will be filed. The stretch of Route 9 where the accident happened is a 50 mile an hour zone.  Police do not think alcohol or excessive speed were factors in the crash.

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Posted by Daniel G. Kagan (bio):
 
As governor of the American Association for Justice, I see a steady stream of challenges and criticisms aimed at lawyers and civil justice. It is important to remember how the civil justice system serves the disenfranchised.  The contingent fee system is at the core of that system. It allows those who otherwise could not afford an attorney to stand up for them and their rights to retain the very best lawyers to represent them.   The case cited here ( ContingencyFee 4th Abrams case 5 10 ) out of the United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, restates and reinforces the indispensible role of the contingent fee relationship in preserving access to justice for all Americans, not just the wealthy and powerful.

Reported By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff
5/19/10 

TROY, Maine — A Pittsfield woman was flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor Tuesday night after her vehicle went off Route 9, flipped three times and pinned her underneath. The woman, 21, is still being evaluated but was expected to be listed in fair condition by the end of the night, said Trooper Jon Russell of Maine State Police Troop D. “Driver distraction seems to be the major factor,” he said. “It’s just not known right now exactly what the distraction was.” Russell said that he had just left the hospital, where he was unable to speak to her but learned that she did not appear to have suffered internal injuries. Another motorist, a woman, was traveling in the opposite direction at 6:30 p.m. and witnessed the crash, Russell said.

The Pittsfield woman was alone in a 2000 Dodge Caravan when she ran off the road, struck an embankment and started to flip. She was ejected and was “100 percent pinned” underneath, suffering a dislocated hip and some burns on her right leg, according to the trooper. “The burns were received as she was pinned under the vehicle from the engine heat,” Russell said. The witness shut off the Caravan and called 911, he said. “Alcohol was not involved and speed doesn’t seem to be a factor,” Russell said. The woman apparently was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident. Unity Rescue, the Troy Fire Department and the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office also went to the accident scene, which was cleared at 8:50 p.m., Russell said.

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Reported by WMTW.com (Channel 8 )
5/18/10

LEWISTON, Maine — At least one person was hurt Tuesday morning when two vehicles collided on Outer Lisbon Rd. in Lewiston. Police told News 8 a pickup truck and a Jeep collided. The driver of the Jeep had to be extricated and was seriously injured. Police are not releasing the drivers name because he is 17-years-old. A 10-year-old girl in the pickup was taken to the hospital. Police said her injuries are not life threatening. The driver of the pickup, a man, of Auburn was not injured.

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5/17/10
Reported By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff 

BELFAST, Maine — Three Belfast Area High School students were injured and taken to the hospital Friday night after their car struck a tree. The crash occurred at around 8:15 p.m. on Back Searsport Road when the 2002 Daewoo in which the three male students were riding left the road for unknown reasons and hit the tree, Sgt. Walter Corey with the Belfast Police Department said Saturday. The names of the three victims were not released because they are all under age 18. Corey said a 16-year-old and one 17-year-old passenger were taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for treatment, while a third 17-year-old was taken to Waldo County General Hospital. He was later transferred to EMMC. The 16-year-old suffered severe injuries and was possibly going to be flown to Boston for treatment, Corey said.

Corey said it was still unclear on Saturday what caused the crash but added that alcohol did not appear to be a factor. A Maine State Police accident reconstruction team was brought in to assist with the investigation. No other information was available Sunday

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Reported by WMTW.8 (Channel 8 )
Posted 5/16/10 Updated 5/17/10

STANDISH, Maine – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said two people were hurt Sunday when their car hit a moose in Standish. It happened at about 8:30 p.m. on Oak Hill Road. Police said a man, 31, of Portland, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina when a 500-pound bull moose walked into the road in front of the vehicle. He had to be extricated from the vehicle and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with serious, life-threatening injuries. A passenger, a woman, 21, of Limington, was also taken to Maine Medical Center where she was being treated for non life-threatening injuries. The moose died as a result of the crash.

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5/17/10
Reported By Eric Russell
BDN Staff

TRENTON, Maine — An accident that claimed two lives early Saturday morning in Trenton is under investigation to see whether alcohol or excessive speed were factors. According to Maine State Police Sgt. Tim Varney, the accident occurred just after 1 a.m. on Route 3 when a 2000 Ford pickup truck driven by a man, 23, of Hampden crossed the centerline. The truck collided head-on with a 2002 Toyota Corolla driven by a woman, 28, of Providence, R.I. A woman, 26, of Los Angeles, Calif., a passenger in the Corolla, died at the scene, Varney said. Another woman passenger, 27, of Garden Grove, Calif., was taken by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, but later died from her injuries. Both drivers were treated at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and released. Both vehicles were totaled.

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Reported by WMTW.com (Channel 8 )
Heather O’Bryan, Producer
5/10/10

SCARBOROUGH, Maine - Scarborough superintendent confirms that a senior at Scarborough High was killed Saturday evening as he, his date and another couple were headed to the Gorham High School prom.  The boy died when the car he was riding in was hit by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Payne and Holmes roads in Scarborough. The crash happened just before 5:30 p.m.  Another boy, who graduated from Scarborough High in January, is in critical condition.  The superintendent said grief counselors will be available at the school throughout the day to help students deal with the student’s death.

The driver of the truck, a man, 38, of Casco, was not injured. Police have not released the names of the two girls in the car. 

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