10/07/2008
from the Kennebec Journal
QUESTIONS REMAIN
No complaints from those who switched to Somerset County center
Vote on 1 may hurt some in election
Steeple at center of debate in Whitefield
VETERANS REQUIRE ASSISTANCE: Homelessness takes center stage
J.P. DEVINE: Overcome sadness with hope
BASKETBALL: NBA Hall of Famer Barry doles out advice at Thomas College
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Maranacook sophomore Mace dominates Class B field
All of today's:
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from the Kennebec Journal
from the Morning Sentinel
A year later, families await answers on fatalities
Owner of topless coffee shop on the comeback trail
Officials report cheaper, better service after switch
Two people in critical condition
Young Marines stick to program
Issue of homeless veterans at center stage
GIRLS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Winslow falls to York in Class B
Bard hits her marathon stride
All of today's:
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from the Morning Sentinel
SKOWHEGAN -- Police on Monday said a darkened street light on school grounds and pedestrian inattention were contributing factors in a car accident that sent a 14-year-old girl to the hospital Friday night after a high school football game.
Eliza Li of Summer Street, in Skowhegan, was struck by a car driven by Joseph LaBrie Jr. of Norridgewock at about 9:15 p.m., Skowhegan Deputy Police Chief Rick Bonneau said.
Neither speed nor alcohol was a factor in the accident and no charges are expected, Bonneau said.
He said Li was listed in satisfactory condition by hospital officials in Bangor on Saturday.
"The pedestrian is listed as emerging from behind a parked car -- the reason it's considered a parked car is that vehicles were stopped at the intersection and she walked between two vehicles and into the path of an oncoming vehicle," he said. "He had no time to respond."
Low lighting from a broken street light also was a contributing factor, he said.
Li was flown from Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Police officer Herb Oliver was told by hospital officials that the girl's injuries were not life-threatening, police say.
"As of Saturday night she was eating and everything and her prognosis was good," Bonneau said.
A spokeswoman at the hospital on Monday said there was no information on her condition.
Bonneau said Li also was wearing dark clothing, which made her hard to see. She apparently was walking from a grassy area to one side of the road that leads to the high school when she was struck.
LaBrie was entering school grounds at the time, Bonneau said.
Doug Harlow -- 474-9534 ext. 342
dharlow@centralmaine.com




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