Roger Beghtol, 79, killed in head-on collision on Route 3 in Bar Harbor, Maine

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/25/2018 - 9:38am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

One dead in Bar Harbor head-on collision

BAR HARBOR, Maine '€” Police are investigating an accident on Route 3 that has claimed the life of one person. A commercial box truck owned by a Maine insulation company and a black sedan collided head-on in the accident, which occurred along a section of Route 3 known as '€œThe Bluffs,'€ which overlook Frenchman Bay. Bar Harbor Police Chief James Willis confirmed at the accident scene that a man in the sedan died in the accident but he declined to release further details. Additional information such as the names of the people involved and how the accident occurred were unavailable Tuesday afternoon. Officers with the Maine State Police commercial vehicle unit, Ellsworth Police Department and Hancock County Sheriff'€™s Department were assisting local officers at the scene.

UPDATE: North Carolina Man Killed in Head-On Collision in Bar Harbor | WABI TV5

A head-on collision in Bar Harbor Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of a North Carolina man. Police were called to the scene along Route 3 in the Hulls Cove area known as '€œThe Bluffs'€ around 1 pm. Investigators say a box-truck, belonging to Installed Building Products of Hermon, crossed the center line and struck a car parked on the side of the road head-on. 79-year-old Roger Beghtol of Hendersonville, North Carolina was standing outside his car, at the time. He was taken by LifeFlight to MDI hospital, where he later died. His wife, Sally Beghtol, along with the driver of the box-truck, 41-year-old Miguel Garcia of Bangor, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Manslaughter charge dismissed against driver in fatal Bar Harbor crash

A Bangor man accused of causing the death of a tourist in Bar Harbor more than two years ago was sentenced Tuesday to time served after pleading no contest to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
People Involved: 
Roger Beghtol
Miguel Garcia
Sally Beghtol
Roadway: 
Route 3
Area: 
Bangor, ME

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