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Two seriously injured in East Wilton accident

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EAST WILTON – Two people were seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a van at the intersection of Main Street and U.S. Route 2 midday on Saturday.

Police say the van’s driver Frank Cook, 23, of Ohio, was traveling south on Main Street and stopped at the intersection. At the same time a large truck was turning right onto Main Street to pass by Cook’s 2007 Ford Econoline van at the stop sign, said Officer Steve Brown of the Wilton Police Department. Cook said he looked both ways and, not seeing any traffic, pulled out across Route 2 to make a left turn just as Ronald Anderson, 50, of Sanford, who was operating a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle, was traveling south on Route 2 and crossing the intersection.


Ronald Anderson, 50, of Sanford, who was operating this 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle and his passenger Dorothy Estes, 46, of Farmington, were seriously injured in a crash Saturday in East Wilton.

The motorcycle crashed head on into the side of the van in the intersection. Anderson and his passenger, Dorothy Estes, 46, of Farmington, were seriously injured. Anderson received head injuries and possible broken bones, while Estes suffered chest injuries and several fractures.

Brown noted that neither Anderson nor Estes was wearing a bike helmet. Both were transported by NorthStar ambulance services to Franklin Memorial Hospital where they were transferred via a LifeFlight medical helicopter, Anderson to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Estes to Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Officer Brown said speed was not a factor in the crash and the investigation is continuing. Assisting at the scene were Lt. Richard Caton IV and the Wilton Fire Department. Traffic was blocked and re-routed for several hours as investigators worked the scene.

As of Sunday night, Anderson was listed in satisfactory condition, according to a nursing supervisor at CMMC.

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3 Comments

  1. I would like to know what not wearing helmets has to do with your story, the injuries sustained in the accident would not have been prevented by a helmet. Broken ribs,arms, legs, sternum. The thing that should be pointed out is that someone was not cautious enough, it happens all to often. It amazes me how all the liberal reporters point out one fact, and that is the choice of not wearing a helmet..

  2. Hanstein wrote
    “Anderson received head injuries and possible broken bones, while Estes suffered chest injuries and several fractures.”

    Jon did you miss this part “head “or was she wrong about the injuries

    “Officer Brown said speed was not a factor in the crash and the investigation is continuing”
    Whether or not someone was “cautious enough is a judgement for the police report not a reporter.

    Some conservatives wear helmets too.

  3. Yes, there were facial injuries but wearing a helmet would not have prevented those. The broken legs, broken arm, broken ribs and all the rest would NOT have been prevented by the wearing of a helmet. What needs to happen if for drivers to follow the existing rules of the road. Look left, look right and look left again BEFORE starting to pull out. If the entire lane you are crossing is not completely visible you should wait til it is visible and still proceed with extreme caution. We are sharing the road with so many small vehicles these days that we all need to look out for the other guy. Don’t assume the way is clear if you cannot see it. This is only common sense. We do not need more laws we need the ones we already have on the books to be followed.

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