WARREN, Maine — A two-car crash Sunday afternoon at approximately 1 p.m. left one person dead and two others injured at the intersection of Old Augusta Road and Ridge Road (Route 235).
According to Knox County Sheriff Patrick Polky, a 2012 Jeep Compass traveling west on Old Augusta Road collided with a northbound 2010 Acura MDX on Ridge Road.
Loa Blake, 89, of St. George, a passenger in the Jeep, died at the scene. The driver, Deborah Green, 70, also of St. George, was transported by ambulance to Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro before being flown via LifeFlight helicopter to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
The Acura's driver, Vanessa Luce, 21, of Union, sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport.
Emergency responders utilized extrication equipment to remove the occupants from the Jeep, which ended up in the woods following the collision.
Authorities noted that this intersection has a history of accidents, with the Maine Department of Transportation reporting 10 crashes from 2021 to 2023, resulting in 13 injuries. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.