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(AP) A driver allegedly fell asleep before striking three pedestrians, all of whom died, including a one-year-old girl.
According to CBS 13, a police report indicates Robert Santerre of Chelsea dozed off before his car crossed the center line and struck the three individuals last week in Augusta.
The adult victims of the crash on Cony Rd. were identified as 69-year-old Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee and 62-year-old Rosalyn Jean, both of Augusta. The one-year-old baby girl was Maxim-Hendsbee’s granddaughter. Tags:
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Police: Driver says he fell asleep at wheel, causing crash that killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta
Augusta police continue investigation of crash that killed local residents Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, 69; her year-old granddaughter, Vada-Leigh Peaslee; and Rosalyn Jean, 62.
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State Trooper Patrick Munzing works the controls of the drone he is flying over the accident scene last Thursday on Cony Road, near New England Road in Augusta. The car involved in the accident is in the ditch behind him.
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AUGUSTA The driver who hit and killed three pedestrians in Augusta last Thursday afternoon, including a 1-year-old girl in a stroller, told police he fell asleep at the wheel.
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Police: Driver says he fell asleep at wheel, causing crash that killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta
Augusta police continue investigation of crash that killed local residents Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, 69; her year-old granddaughter, Vada-Leigh Peaslee; and Rosalyn Jean, 62.
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State Trooper Patrick Munzing works the controls of the drone he is flying over the accident scene last Thursday on Cony Road, near New England Road in Augusta. The car involved in the accident is in the ditch behind him.
Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file
AUGUSTA The driver who hit and killed three pedestrians in Augusta last Thursday afternoon, including a 1-year-old girl in a stroller, told police he fell asleep at the wheel.
Driver in Augusta triple fatal crash claims he fell asleep at wheel, police report says
Police say the crash remains under investigation Share Updated: 4:40 PM EDT May 27, 2021
Driver in Augusta triple fatal crash claims he fell asleep at wheel, police report says
Police say the crash remains under investigation Share Updated: 4:40 PM EDT May 27, 2021
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Show Transcript THEY CRASHED ON ROUTE ONE IN BRUNSWICK.. A LITTLE BOY IN THE CAR SURVIVED.. AND THEN ONE WEEK AGO TODAY.. TWO WOMEN AND A 1 YEAR OLD GIRL WERE KILLED WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR WHILE WALKING ALONG CONY ROAD IN AUGUSTA.. TODAY - WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT THE REPORT FOR THE AUGUSTA CRASH. IN IT - THE DRIVER - ROBERT SANTERRE OF CHELSEA - TOLD POLICE HE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. POLICE SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THAT - BUT ARE STILL WAITING ON OTHER PIECES OF EVIDENCE. INCLUDING BLOOD TESTS. WE ALSO LEARNED THE VICTIMS - BARB
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