Trooper David York, a trained vehicle inspector, testifies that a mechanical failure ‘was bound to happen’ on the CJ-5 Jeep that David Brown was driving on the night of the crash.
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Driver in hayride accident that killed Oakland girl goes on trial today
David Brown has been charged with reckless conduct, a misdemeanor, in the 2014 accident that killed 17-year-old Cassidy Charette and injured more than 20 others.
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Two creditors buy Maine farm where teen died on hayride
A grand jury handed up charges, including manslaughter, against the farm in Mechanic Falls last year.
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Police shoot, kill escaped slaughterhouse-bound cow
The cow kicked open its trailer door and made a run for it in Auburn.
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Some statements to be omitted at trial over Mechanic Falls hayride fatality
Prosecutors say they will rely only on statements made by a mechanic to a state fire marshal investigator.
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Task force stymied in effort to improve farm ride safety in Maine
It says an oversight agency is needed but manpower is lacking, disappointing the mother of a hayride crash victim.