A man was injured when he was run over by a tractor-trailer he had been sleeping under Wednesday night in Lewiston, according to police.

A driver for LePage Bakery at 193 Park St. called police shortly before midnight to report his trailer had hit a man. Police determined the man who was hit – 42-year-old Christopher Powell – had been sleeping or lying under or beside the trailer when driver Michael Colombe, 61, of Sidney started to drive the tractor-trailer through the bakery parking lot.

“He immediately heard a scream and stopped,” said Lt. David St. Pierre.

Powell, who is from Arizona but may now be homeless, was taken to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The Maine State Police Commercial Motor Vehicle Division responded to investigate the incident because it involved a commercial vehicle. St. Pierre said it does not appear any charges will be filed, but the investigation is ongoing.


Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.

filed under: