DATE: Saturday, February 22, 2014
STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Sgt. Brian Harris
CONTACT #: 207-532-5400
TROOPER: Tr. Jillian Monahan
TROOP: F
INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 02-22-2014 / 1545 HRS
LOCATION: Front Ridge Rd. - Littleton
NATURE: Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Crash
OPERATOR 1: Ernest Buchalla
AGE: 72
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Oakfield, ME
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE: 2004 / Jeep
ALCOHOL/DRUG INVOLVED (Y/N/UNK): N
SPEED INVOLVED (Y/N): N
OPERATOR 2: Andrea Carmichael
AGE: 34
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Littleton, ME
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: 1997 / Chevrolet / Pick-up
ALCOHOL/DRUG INVOLVED (Y/N/UNK): N
SPEED INVOLVED (Y/N): N
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 02-22-14 at approximately 1545 hrs, Tr. Jill Monahan responded to the Front Ridge Rd. in Littleton for a report of a two vehicle crash. Ernest Buchalla, age 72 of Oakfield was southbound on the Front Ridge Rd. and had stopped in the roadway. Andrea Carmichael, age 34 of Littleton was also southbound behind Buchalla and Carmichael was unable to stop and had to take evasive action by swerving to the right to avoid striking Buchalla. Carmichael’s vehicle struck the snowbank and rolled onto its side, Carmichael sustained an injury to her knee and was transported to Houlton Regional Hospital via Houlton Ambulance. Buchalla was operating a 2004 Jeep and his vehicle was not damaged and he was uninjured. Carmichael was operating a 1997 Chevrolet pickup that sustained significant damage in the crash and was towed from the scene.
