The man at the wheel was not seriously injured but will face several charges, according to Maine State Police.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 30 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 30, 2018.
Morning Sentinel Dec. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Dec. 30, 2018.
Maine State Police to step up enforcement of ‘move over’ law
The crackdown comes after two state police cruisers were rear-ended while in breakdown lanes of the Maine Turnpike.
Central Maine Sunday Dec. 29 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Dec. 29, 2018.
Somerset police continue probe of Hartland robbery linked to social media
At least four detectives are investigating the case in which men with handguns apparently lay in wait for an unsuspecting online shopper, officials said.
Hearing set in slaying of cop in Norridgewock
A lawyer for John D. Williams, charged in connection with the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, seeks to have Williams’ post-arrest statements to police suppressed, claiming he was beaten and in withdrawal from drug use.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 28 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 28, 2018.
Morning Sentinel Dec. 28 police log
Waterville area police reports for Dec. 28, 2018.
Lewiston man pleads guilty to shooting man in the leg, gets 4 years in prison
Jordan Waterman had been scheduled for trial next week on a charge of elevated aggravated assault, punishable by up to 30 years of incarceration.