Infant Vada-Leigh Peaslee, her grandmother Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, and their friend Rosalyn Jean were killed last year after Robert Santerre of Chelsea fell asleep while driving.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Driver who struck, killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta crash admits to charges
Robert Santerre of Chelsea said he fell asleep at the wheel before his car went off Cony Road and struck and killed Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and year-old Vada-Leigh Peaslee.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Drivers who kill Maine pedestrians must be held accountable
The families of three victims of a fatal crash last year in Augusta are finding out how little the law recognizes people who use the street to walk or bike.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Relatives of 3 killed while walking in Augusta last year say consequences for driver too light
Family members of the late Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and Vada-Leigh Peaslee say they are seeking justice and a change to how manslaughter charges are brought in Maine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘I’ve never known anyone so ready to meet Jesus’: Friends remember Turner woman killed in hit-and-run
Friends say Tina White loved children and always had extra beds at her home for children who needed temporary shelter as part of her work with the Families for Children organization.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We can choose to build roads that work for everyone
Recent deaths of pedestrians in Maine highlight just how unsafe it is to travel by foot or by bicycle on streets built for motor vehicles.
Posted inMaine, News
‘This is not going to take him’: Respected South Sudanese elder hit by car fights to recover
Peter Nguany Machar has been in the hospital for nearly three weeks, undergone four surgeries and tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News
Pedestrian hit and killed by pickup on Riverside Street in Portland
The crash is the third in just over two weeks in which a vehicle has hit a pedestrian in the city.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Canaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special needs students
Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: For climate, safety, we should build a better transportation system
The rising number of Maine pedestrian fatalities is just one sign that roads are unhealthy and unsafe.