Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said there is no way the driver could have avoided striking the pedestrian.
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Skowhegan man indicted in alleged sexual assault in Waterville
Other area residents were indicted on drug and other charges by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Maine will receive $1.4 million in hip implant settlement
The deal involved 45 attorneys general who charged three companies with deceptive practices in promoting metal-on-metal hip implants.
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Letter to the editor: Jesuits offer lame excuse for handling of priests accused of sex abuse
They didn’t need ‘best practices to handle these violations’ to know that police should be called and children should be protected from further attacks.
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Litchfield man charged with stealing, drinking box of wine, burning merchandise in Augusta Walmart
Jacob Lorance, 30, was arrested on Monday afternoon and held on $25,000 bail.
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Manslaughter charge filed in truck crash that killed Augusta man
Police say 49-year-old Manford Rideout, of Windham, was driving a tow truck eastbound when he crossed the center line and hit two oncoming vehicles.
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Whitefield woman who beat father with fire poker, firewood in Randolph pleads guilty to assault
Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.
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Mainer robbed at gunpoint after responding to social media ad, police say
Police say the suspects stole cash and fled on foot in Hartland.
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Police arrest alleged Norridgewock drug dealer visited by suspect in slaying of Cpl. Cole
The Norridgewock home of Richard Austin, who was arrested Thursday, is where police found Cole’s marked police truck after he was shot fatally April 25.
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Vassalboro man given less than mandatory minimum for drug trafficking
Joseph L. Gagnon, 61, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking.