CUMBERLAND (AP) — A harness racer has been taken to the hospital after falling onto the track just before a race at the Cumberland Fairgrounds.
Mike Timmons, president of the Cumberland County Fair, identified the driver as 65-year-old Leigh Fitch of Sebago.
Timmons says Fitch appeared to have suffered some type of medical issue before falling out of his seat and onto the track just before 8 p.m. Monday.
Fitch was taken to Maine Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.
Timmons described Fitch as a veteran driver.
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