Jennifer Lavigne, 35, killed, and Brenton Blais, 37, injured in motorcycle wreck on Pride Street in Westbrook, Maine

WESTBROOK, Maine '€” A South Portland woman died and an Old Orchard Beach man was seriously injured Saturday in a motorcycle accident on Pride Street, police said Sunday. Jennifer Lavigne, 35, was pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center in Portland following the accident, which occurred near 290 Pride St. around 8:35 p.m., said Sgt. Brenton Blais, 37, the motorcycle'€™s driver, was in surgery at Maine Medical Center. 

WESTBROOK, Maine — A 37-year-old Windham man has been indicted for manslaughter and allegedly operating under the influence in connection to a July 2015 motorcycle crash in Westbrook that killed a South Portland woman and seriously injured the man accused of operating the motorcycle. Brenton L. Blais was indicted on Class A and Class B felony counts by a Cumberland County grand jury earlier this week. July 25 on Pride Street, killed 35-year-old Jennifer Lavigne, a passenger on the motorcycle operated by Blais. Police told The Forecaster at the time that Blais lost control of the motorcycle and hit mailboxes and a driveway culvert, throwing both from the motorcycle. According to subsequent media reports, police said Blais and Lavigne were not wearing helmets.

Police say 37-year-old Brenton Blais exceeded the legal limit of alcohol for operating a motorcycle at the time of the crash that killed Jennifer Lavigne of South Portland. Both Lavigne and Blais were transported to the Maine Medical Center after the crash. A phone number for Blais could not be located. The crash happened in July 2015 in Westbrook. Lavigne was pronounced dead at the hospital.