STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Sgt Chad Fuller
CONTACT #: 532-5402
TROOPER: Tr Darcy, Tr Quint, Sgt Fuller
TROOP: F
INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 5-12-14 at 1434hrs
LOCATION: Rt 2 in Island Falls
NATURE: Car vs Horse and buggy
OPERATOR 1: Stephen Porter
AGE: 62
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sherman ME
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: 2003 Volkswagen
SPEED INVOLVED (Y/N): N
SEAT BELT/HELMET WORN (Y/N): Y
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
Stephen Porter, 62 yoa from Sherman, was operating his 2003 Volkswagen station wagon west bound on US Highway 2. Stephen was passing Daniel Miller’s residence, which is part of the local Amish community, when 4 of Miller's children, ages 9, 8, 7, 5, were in a horse drawn buggy and were moving wood from one location on the property to another. The children did not stop to check for traffic and came into the roadway from behind a thick tree line. Porter was not able to see the horse and buggy and struck the horse sending the buggy into the air and ejecting the children. The horse was killed and the four children suffered non –life threatening injuries and were transported to Houlton Regional Hospital via Island Falls Ambulance. The crash is currently under investigation and his being lead by Trooper John Darcy. Sergeant Chadwick Fuller, Trooper Dennis Quint, and Island Falls ambulance and fire assisted at the scene.
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Island Falls Fire Department
INJURED TRANSPORTED BY: Island Falls Ambulance
INJURED TRANSPORTED TO: Houlton Regional Hospital
INCIDENT PHOTO (Y/N): Y
