PORTLAND — A Cumberland County grand jury recently indicted a Freeport man on charges of operating under the influence after he allegedly crashed his car into another vehicle three months ago and then drove off while his 4-year-old was in the car.
Luis Dubon, 42, was indicted on charges of aggravated criminal OUI and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, both Class C crimes punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He also was indicted on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, criminal OUI, leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury and criminal mischief — all Class D crimes punishable by up to a year incarceration and a $2,000 fine.
Freeport police said the crash happened April 1 on Durham Road in Freeport. Dubon’s pickup allegedly swerved across the centerline and hit a minibus driven by Jeffrey Reyes of Massachusetts. Dubon allegedly drove away from the crash, leaving debris from his vehicle behind at the scene.
Reyes was taken to Mercy Hospital in Portland for evaluation. Two passengers were uninjured.
Officer Beck Kavanaugh found the pickup truck parked in a driveway on Cedar Lane with extensive damage including broken windows and the outer shell of the driver side door missing.
“I observed a male subject in the driver’s seat and a small child in the rear seat on the driver’s side,” Kavanaugh wrote in a police report included in court documents.
Dubon reportedly had glass and blood on his face and arms. Freeport Rescue was called to examine Dubon and his 4-year-old son, who was not in a car seat at the time of the crash, according to court documents. The child was taken to Maine Medical Center with a broken left clavicle, broken left arm and other possible injuries.
Kavanaugh said Dubon said he didn’t know what he hit. A three-quarters full 750 ml bottle of Bacardi White Rum was allegedly found behind the passenger’s seat.
Kavanaugh gave Dubon a field sobriety test and arrested him. He was taken to Cumberland County Jail.
Dubon is scheduled to appear at Portland Superior Court on Aug. 29.
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