ORLAND, Maine — A 33-year-old woman has been killed in a two-car collision in eastern Maine.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said Melissa Hewitt of Orland was killed shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday at the junction of routes 1 and 175 in Orland.

The Bangor Daily News said the accident investigation showed Hewitt’s vehicle pulled out from Route 175 onto Route 1, where it was struck by a car driven by 65-year-old Virginia Holmes of Prospect.

Holmes was flown by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center for treatment of injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.

 


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