NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — A woman from Cornville has been charged with operating under the influence following a crash in New Gloucester that shut down a road in the area for several hours.
According to Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Capt. Kerry Joyce, the regional communications center received a call about a crash involving a utility pole around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Joyce said the pole was broken in half because of the crash, and wires were blocking part of Bennett Road in New Gloucester.
Cumberland County sheriff's deputies and New Gloucester Fire and Rescue responded to the crash. Deputies determined Chantell Marie, 45, of Cornville, was driving north on Bennett Road in a pickup truck when she went around a corner and drove into a ditch. Joyce said that's when she hit the telephone pole.
Marie was the only person in the truck at the time of the crash. Her truck had significant front-end damage, and airbags did deploy, but Joyce said Marie was not injured. After an investigation, Marie was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.
Bennett Road was closed until around 6:45 a.m. Sunday, June 5, after Central Maine Power repaired the telephone pole and broken wires.
