Robin Gardner, 63, killed and Tyler Creighton, 25, arrested in head-on collision on Bennoch Road in Alton, Maine
Driver arrested following deadly crash in Alton
The driver of a 2009 Jeep Cherokee, Tyler Creighton, 25, of Medford, was treated at a Bangor hospital and released. Creighton was later arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail in Bangor, where he is being held without bail.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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