Aaron Lizotte, 46, of Northwood, N.H., allegedly fled after the accident Saturday night, police say.
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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State failed to act on inspector’s call for repairs to Bath bridge where SUV fell 40 feet
Dozens of railing bolts were broken or missing nuts on the viaduct where the SUV carrying a mother and child from Windham broke through the barrier on April 4.
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Driver whose SUV plunged off Bath bridge released from hospital
The Windham woman was treated for a facial gash, broken ribs and other injuries, and her son also suffered fractures when the vehicle landed in a truck’s bed 30 feet below.
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Porcupine sculpture stolen from Portland jetport driveway
The woodland creature’s likeness is one of 10 that make up ‘Glimpse,’ an installation by artist Wendy Klemperer that was given to the city in 2011.
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Police say SUV fell from Bath viaduct after driver lost control and over-corrected
Melissa Medina and her 12-year-old son, Matthew, are still recovering at Maine Medical Center, three days after the crash.
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Two people die of opiate-related overdoses in two days in Biddeford
The overdoses came Tuesday and Wednesday, a week after police said a batch of heroin heavily laced with the synthetic opioid fentanyl was found circulating in town.
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Maine educator who won $1 million prize denies shoplifting $14.99 blouse
Police have the alleged theft on video but Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, says it’s a misunderstanding.
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Woman accused of abandoning dog in Lewiston appears in court on animal cruelty charge
Sarah Vye, who has said she sought help to get rid of a dog she didn’t own after it nipped at her infant, pleads not guilty.
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His truck bed crushed, Bath man glad it cushioned fall of SUV
Melissa Medina of Windham and her 12-year-old son survived a 30-foot plunge from the Bath viaduct when her SUV fell into the bed of Roy Ordway’s pickup truck.
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Manic temperatures have chilling effect on Maine’s growing season
Farmers and growers worry about this week’s snow and unseasonable cold, which could endanger some plants.