Trespasser strike in Oakland 08-10-2019

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From the Bangor Daily News:

A 37-year-old man was hit by a freight train on the Pan Am Railways tracks in Oakland late Saturday evening, police said.

“We’re not sure what happened, but it looks like he was walking on the tracks approaching the train crossing and didn’t make the intersection,” said Rick Stubbert, deputy chief of the Oakland Police Department. “He was LifeFlighted to Lewiston.”

The incident happened on a straight stretch of tracks near the intersection of Oak and Main streets, Stubbert said. He said the freight train was headed west.
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Central Maine Medical Center spokeswoman Kate Carlisle confirmed that the man was LifeFlighted to that hospital and is currently in intensive care.

Read more at: https://bangordailynews.com/2019/08/11/ ... n-oakland/

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From the Portland Press Herald:

Police have identified the 37-year-old man critically injured when he was struck by a train Sunday as Drew Roy of Oakland, who was charged with a string of burglaries in town last week.
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“I’ve handled a whole bunch of train accidents in my career,” said Oakland Sgt. Tracey Frost. “I used to work for the railroad police. It takes a long time (to recover). Those are very, very, very traumatic injuries. I’d expect him to be in rough shape for some time.”

Read more at: https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/13/ ... last-week/