Pedestrians Barbara Maxim Hendsbee, 69, Rosalyn Jean, 62, and Vada-Leigh Peaslee, 1, dead after all three are struck by vehicle on Cony Road in Augusta, Maine

Modified Date: 
Wed, 08/10/2022 - 1:27pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, May 20, 2021

2 killed in car, pedestrian crash in Augusta, police say

The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. on Cony Road near the intersection of Route 17.

2 killed in car-pedestrian crash in Augusta

Two of the three pedestrians involved in the crash were killed, police said. They have not yet been identified.

Two pedestrians killed in accident on Augusta’s Cony Road

The accident reportedly involved one car that also hit a utility pole. The driver’s identity and condition were not known Thursday night.

2 pedestrians die in Augusta car crash

Augusta officers responded to a report of a crash around 269 Cony Road involving multiple pedestrians.

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It’s a stretch of road frequented by walkers and joggers and has numerous baseball fields alongside it. Mayor David Rollins told the newspaper it’s not clear whether a sidewalk on that half-mile stretch of Cony Road could have prevented the three deaths, but that it highlights the safety concerns for other pedestrians who frequent it.

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Robert Santerre, of Chelsea, said he fell asleep at the wheel before his car went off Cony Road and struck and killed Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and 1-year-old Vada-Leigh Peaslee.

People Involved: 
Barbara Maxim Hendsbee
Rosalyn Jean
Vada-Leigh Peaslee
Robert Santerre
Roadway: 
Cony Road

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