Sanford man dies in Lebanon crash
LEBANON — Maine State Police say they believe a Sanford man was killed instantly when his car plunged off a bridge into the Little River early this morning.
Jeffrey Brunelle, 32, was traveling southbound on Little River Road at a high rate of speed and was attempting to pass several cars when he lost control and struck a guardrail on the bridge, said Maine State Police in a social media posting. The vehicle traveled off the bridge and landed in the water.
Police in the posting said Brunelle was alone in the vehicle. They cited speed and alcohol as factors in the crash.
The fatality was reported to police at 12:38 a.m.
No further information was available this morning.
Police: 10-car pileup sends 4 to hospital
YORK (AP) — Authorities in Maine say a roadway was closed for several hours and four people were hospitalized after a 10-vehicle pileup in which a dump truck overturned and landed on a car.
The incident happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Route 1 in York. Police Chief Doug Bracy says it appears that the truck driver swerved to avoid a vehicle at an intersection, causing the truck to turn over on its side. The truck hit cars and a motorcycle that were stopped at a traffic light.
Four people were hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening. Ten people were treated at the scene.
Bracy says the incident is “probably one of the largest accidents” the department has seen in York. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Former principal surrenders certificate
WATERVILLE (AP) — The former Waterville High School principal accused of asking an 18-year-old student for sex has surrendered his teaching certificate in exchange for dismissal of a criminal charge.
Donald Reiter, who was fired last November, was charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor that seeks to hold those in positions of authority accountable for their actions.
The Kennebec Journal reports that the dismissal document states Reiter “agreed to permanently surrender” his teaching credentials. Defense lawyer Walter McKee said the loss of Reiter’s certificate means little because his client “has zero plans of teaching again.”
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