COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — Three people are hospitalized Friday at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after a head-on collision Thursday evening on the Centerville Road north of Columbia Falls.
The accident was reported at 6:42 p.m. after a northbound 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by Andrew Slicer, 38, of Columbia Falls was struck head-on by a 2000 Oldsmobile car driven by Corey Worcester, 22, of Columbia Falls. A preliminary investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department indicates that Worcester’s vehicle crossed the center line, but Sgt. Rich Rolfe said the accident remains under investigation.
Rolfe said Worcester sustained internal injuries and had to be stabilized at the scene while being extricated from the wreckage of his car by the Jaws of Life, a process that Rolfe said took at least 30 minutes. Worcester was taken by ambulance to the Downeast Community Hospital in Machias and later airlifted by LifeFlight helicopter to Bangor for further treatment.
A passenger in Slicer’s vehicle, Michelle Potter, 32, of Columbia Falls, sustained a broken leg requiring surgery. After being transported to Downeast Community Hospital, she was taken to Bangor by ground ambulance, as was Slicer. Rolfe said the extent of Slicer’s injuries was unknown. A spokesperson at EMMC said Friday that Slicer was in fair condition. No information was available on either Worcester or Potter.
Rolfe said it appears that alcohol was not a factor in the accident.
Assisting at the accident scene were the Addison, Cherryfield and Harrington volunteer fire departments. Also assisting were ambulance crews from Milbridge, Cherryfield and Columbia.
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Diversity predicts export success, MIT professor tells Maine audience
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
Bangor Daily News
Account
Start a blog
Post News
Post Events
See it. Fix it.
Subscribe