BOWDOIN

Bowdoin Fire Chief Tom Garrepy on Monday provided more details about his department’s response to a Saturday night single- vehicle crash that injured two Lisbon teens, one of whom was flown by rescue helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

The crash was reported at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Sean Campbell, 19, of Lisbon reportedly was driving a 2008 Toyota Scion at an “extreme high rate of speed,” which according to Maine State Trooper Jon Leach, was a contributing factor that caused the crash, based on a release issued from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Campbell suffered broken bones and was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for treatment.

A passenger, Jayme Skelton, also 19 and of Lisbon, sustained broken bones and more serious injuries. Skelton was flown to CMMC by LifeFlight. The injuries appeared to be non-life threatening, according to police.

A CMMC spokesperson said Monday that Campbell was discharged and Skelton was listed in serious condition.

Garrepy said Bowdoin Fire Department rescue workers, upon arriving at the crash scene to find the smashed vehicle’s occupants trapped inside, called the Bowdoinham Fire Department to respond with a second extrication tool.

The vehicle had left the roadway and while rotating in clockwise manner traveled up onto a grass embankment and appeared to have rolled a couple times before coming to rest with the driver’s side against a big tree, Garrepy said.

The tree crushed the car, which wrapped around the tree.

The two occupants of the vehicle were conscious and speaking to state troopers when the Bowdoin Fire Department’s rescue crew arrived, Garrepy said.

After firefighters evaluated the two patients quickly, “I felt as though the helicopter was a valid need based on the damage of the car alone,” Garrepy said.

He went to help set up a landing zone for LifeFlight on Route 201, near the Richmond line and about a mile from the crash site. Garrepy drove the LifeFlight crew to the crash scene while Richmond Police Department secured the helicopter.

With an estimated 15 to 20 firefighters on scene, crews used the jaws of life to remove the vehicle’s roof to extricate the patients.

Lisbon EMS responded and transported Campbell to CMMC. Topsham Rescue also responded and took Skelton, with the LifeFlight crew, the short distance to the helicopter.

Garrepy said seat belts played a role in reducing injuries sustained in what he characterized as one of the worst crashes in Bowdoin in a long time.

“It was a well-run mutual aid call,” Garrepy said, as Bowdoin and Bowdoinham fire departments worked together, aided by Lisbon and Topsham EMS crews.