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| Kevin Clark, 29, dead, head-on collision in Maine |
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| Improper passing by the dead Honda Civic driver Robert Howard, 31, is believed to be the cause of the head-on collision |
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| Improper passing by the dead Honda Civic driver Robert Howard, 31, is believed to be the cause of the head-on collision |
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| Improper passing by the dead Honda Civic driver Robert Howard, 31, is believed to be the cause of the head-on collision |
BERWICK, Maine --
Berwick Police on Sunday evening released the names of those killed and injured in a head-on motor-vehicle crash on Route 4 in Berwick on Saturday afternoon.
Improper passing is believed to be the cause of the crash, according to police.
Four people were killed and four others were taken to area hospitals with injuries.
According to Berwick police, the two-car crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, when a 1994 Honda Civic, driven by Robert Howard, 31, of Buxton, lost control following an improper pass. The Honda slid into the path of a 2014 Ford Explorer, driven by Hope Stamps, 46, of Woburn, Massachusetts, and the two vehicles collided.
Three passengers in the Honda, including the driver, were declared dead on scene: Robert Howard, Kevin Clark, 29, of North Berwick, and Davin Clark, 7, of North Berwick.
A passenger in the Ford, Barbara Allen, 73, of Wells, was declared dead at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire.
A fourth occupant in the Honda, K-La Scott, 22, of Gorham, suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, according to police.
In the Ford, the driver, Hope Stamps, and the passengers, Eurie Stamps, 49, and Shannon Stamps, 17, all of Woburn, Massachusetts, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Berwick Police Department, Maine Warden Service, Berwick Fire Department, South Berwick Fire Department, Somersworth Fire Department, American Ambulance, North Berwick Rescue, York Ambulance, and Dover Fire and Rescue all responded to the accident scene, according Berwick police.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the accident is encouraged to contact Sgt. Jeffrey Pilkington (j.pilkington@berwickpd.org) or Detective Wilfred Vachon (w.vachon@berwickpd.org) at the Berwick Police Department, or call (207) 698-1136.
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BERWICK, ME (WGME) --
The investigation into Saturday's horrific accident in Berwick where four people died and four others were injured continues Sunday.
Berwick Police have identified those killed, as well as the expected cause of the accident.
Around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the two-car crash happened on Portland Street, or Route 4, when 31-year-old Robert Howard of Buxton lost control of his car while attempting to "improper pass" and slid into the path of another vehicle, driven by 46-year-old Hope Stamps from Woburn, Mass.
Howard, and two male passengers, 29 year old Kevin Clark of North Berwick, and 7 year old Davin Clark of North Berwick died at the scene.
73-year-old Barbara Allen of Wells, a passenger in Stamps' vehicle, died at a hospital in Dover, NH. Hope Stamps suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Three others were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, including 22-year-old K-La Scott of Gorham, who was in Howard's car, and two passengers in Stamps' car, including 49-year-old Eurie Stamps and 16-year-old Shannon Stamps, both of Woburn.
Several area police and fire departments responded to the accident, which closed Route 4 for several hours on Sunday.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asking to contact Sgt. Jeffrey Pilkington or Det. Wilfred Vachon at (207) 698-1136 or by email at j.pilkington@berwickpd.org or w.vachon@berwickpd.org.