The driver lost control on the box truck traveling north on Route 16 in Gorham Thursday and the truck tipped over and slid into a utility pole. The driver received non-life threatening injuries in the accident. (COURTESY PHOTO)
The driver lost control on the box truck traveling north on Route 16 in Gorham Thursday and the truck tipped over and slid into a utility pole. The driver received non-life threatening injuries in the accident. (COURTESY PHOTO)
GORHAM — A large commercial box truck carrying electrical gear tipped over and slid into a utility pole Thursday on Route 16, injuring the driver who was charged with speeding. The accident caused Route 16 to be closed to traffic for brief periods.
Gorham police reported David Downey Jr., 62, of Saugus, Mass., was driving a dual-axle Hino box truck north on Route 16 when the truck drove into the shoulder as it approached a turn near 134 Glen Road.
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