Hope, Maine - At approximately 12:20 p.m., the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a three vehicle crash on Rt. 17 near the intersection of Alford Lake Rd in Hope. According to the driver’s involved and witnesses, a 2008 Mazda 4-door driven by Dakota Maddocks, 19, of Appleton was headed east and suddenly had to stop for a car in front of her turning onto Alford Lake Rd. Travelling in the same direction behind her was Bruce Pease, 33, of Appleton driving a 2004 Volvo Cement truck, owned by Ferriaolo Construction of Rockland. Pease was not able to stop in time and veered left, striking the left rear of the Mazda and go into the opposing lane. The Volvo then struck a 2014 Chevrolet 3500 utility truck driven by Ryan Gauthier, 36, of Albion, owned by O&P Glass of Manchester, Maine, head-on causing both vehicles to go off the road and hit some trees.
The driver and passenger, a 7 month old child, in the Mazda were o.k.; the driver of the cement truck was not transported to the hospital by ambulance, but was going to get checked due to complaint of pain in arm and shoulder. The passenger of the Chevrolet was taken to the hospital for complaint of pain. The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle as he was pinned. He was transported to Penobscot Bay Medical Center by Union Ambulance and later life-flighted due to non-life threatening injuries, but possible broken bones.
Rt. 17 is still blocked due to necessary equipment used to tow the vehicles out and be inspected by Commercial Vehicle Enforcement of the Maine State Police.
Also assisting at the scene was Sterling Ambulance, Hope Fire Department, Rockport Fire Department and Maine State Police.
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