Auburn Police say 32-year-old Ryan Buckingham, driving a stolen utility truck, crashed on Center Street, taking down a utility pole and power lines.
From the Auburn Police Department:
On August 27, 2024, at approximately 10:14 PM, Auburn Police and Fire responded to multiple calls reporting a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of 930 Center Street. Upon arrival, officers confirmed a single-vehicle rollover crash had taken place, taking down powerlines as well as a utility pole, blocking all four lanes of travel. A second vehicle was found entangled in the downed lines.
The driver of the overturned vehicle, Ryan Buckingham, a 32y/o transient, was found to be driving a stolen 2000 Ford F350 utility truck. Buckingham was transported to the CMMC with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. All four lanes of Center Street were closed overnight and into the morning commute, while utility crews worked to clear the scene and make necessary repairs.
The second vehicle mentioned, a 2016 Subaru Outback, operated by Ronald Theriault, 63 of Rumford was not involved in the rollover crash but had become entangled in the downed wires. Theriault was not injured.
While officers were managing the initial scene, a secondary accident occurred at the intersection of Center Street and Colby Street. Keagan Richardson, a 22y/o of Turner, struck a parked Auburn Public Works vehicle that was being used to help block Center Street. The public works truck had its emergency strobe lights activated and reflective barricades in place to indicate the road closure. Speed was determined to be a factor in this crash, and Richardson was subsequently charged with Driving to Endanger. Richardson, his passenger, and the public works employee were not injured in this incident.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Center Street was reopened to all traffic this morning, Aug. 28, 2024, at 9:00am.
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