A Brunswick man who caused a crash on Park Row that left a woman pinned between two vehicles Friday afternoon was the same motorist who struck a Matthea Daughtry, of the Maine House of Representatives, while she was riding her bicycle two weeks ago on Federal Street, according to police.
Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan said 71-year-old Gary Babine of Brunswick was parking his green Ford 1999 passenger car on Park Row Friday and struck a parked and unattended SUV, pushing it into a second SUV belonging to Jennifer McCausland, 38, of Durham.
McCausland, who was standing behind her vehicle getting her dog out, was pinned between the SUVs. The incident was reported to police Friday at 1:34 p.m.
Hagan said McCausland was transported to Mid Coast Hospital with leg injuries.
Police are aware that Babine is the same driver who hit a bicyclist on May 6 and was issued a summons for failing to yield at a stop sign. Following that crash, Hagan said Babine was driving on Green Street and as he turned left onto Federal Street, struck Daughtry while she was traveling north down Federal Street on her bicycle. Daughtry, of Brunswick, was wearing a helmet and sustained a leg injury.
Hagan said no charges have been filed related to the incident on Park Row Friday, but the crash remains under investigation. Brunswick police have contacted the Department of the Secretary of State.
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