UPDATE: 33-year-old Dion Campbell of Elkhart, Indiana was arrested Monday night, June 29, on multiple charges stemming from a fatal motor vehicle crash on June 25, in TWP 22. He was transported to the Hancock County Jail, where he remains without bail pending his initial court Wednesday, July 1. Campbell faces the following charges:
- Endangering the welfare of a child (Class D)
- Aggravated driving to endanger (Class C)
- Criminal OUI (Class B)
- Manslaughter (Class A)
ORIGINAL POST: Maine State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 5-year-old boy Thursday night, June 25, at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 193 in Township 22, Hancock County.
According to the Maine State Police, a trooper came upon the crash at approximately 11:26pm. The trooper found the 5-year-old boy in the front passenger seat in critical condition. Troopers immediately began life-saving measures until EMS arrived, but the child was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver, 33-year-old Dion Campbell of Indiana, and a 10-month-old girl were transported to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Campbell is the father of both children. The three were the only occupants in the vehicle.
Preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and struck an embankment. Officials also determined that both children were not properly restrained at the time of the crash.
Route 9 was closed for several hours while the scene was processed and cleared.
The crash remains under active investigation by the Maine State Police.
No additional information is being released at this time.
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