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Pharmacy Director Vahid Rohani prepares a COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Nurses were scheduled to vaccinate over 200 St. Mary’s health care workers. A 40 percent shortfall in the number of doses Maine will have next week means the state cannot fully launch its retail pharmacy program aimed at vaccinating residents and staff members of long-term care facilities.
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The federal government has told the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention that the number of Pfizer vaccines available to the state next week will be nearly 40 percent lower than expected.
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Route 9 Crash in Clifton Critically Injures One, Blocks Road
One man was critically injured early Wednesday morning in a crash on Route 9 in Clifton involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer.
Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado at about 1 a.m. when he crossed the centerline and struck a 2000 Western Star tractor-trailer operated by Rodney Tolman, 56, of Amherst, according to police.
Preston has a suspended driver’s license, police said.
Preston was critically injured in the rollover crash. He was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Shortly after noon, police said the road had reopened to traffic.
UPDATE: Route 9 has reopened.
The Maine State Police out of Troop E are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 1:10 a.m. on December 16, 2020, shutting down all travel on Route 9 in Clifton.
State Police were dispatched to a roll-over crash involving several vehicles, and a log truck that rolled over blocking Route 9. Troopers investigating the crash determined Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville, Maine, and driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on a suspended driver’s license, crossed the centerline, striking a 2000 Western Star tractor-trailer unit operated by Rodney Tolman, 56, of Amherst, Maine. Preston was critically injured in the crash and needed to be extricated by Fire Personnel from Eddington and Holden before he was transported by Northern Light Ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Serious injury crash in Clifton involves log truck
Update to this story: As of 12:22 p.m., Route 9 has been reopened.
CLIFTON The Maine State Police out of Troop E are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 1:10 a.m. today, Dec. 16, and shut down all travel on Route 9 in Clifton.
State Police were dispatched to a rollover crash involving several vehicles and a log truck that rolled over, blocking Route 9. Troopers investigating the crash determined Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville, driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on a suspended driver’s license, crossed the center line, striking a 2000 Western Star tractor-trailer unit operated by Rodney Tolman, 56, of Amherst. Preston was critically injured in the crash and needed to be extricated by fire personnel from Eddington and Holden before he was transported by Northern Light Ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
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