By Michelle Switzer
The jaws of life were used to help extricate Robert Trial, 75, of Nobleboro from this 1994 Plymouth minivan on Route 1 in Newcastle Dec. 11. Trial sustained minor injuries and was transported to LincolnHealth – Miles Campus for evaluation. (Michelle Switzer photo) |
The jaws of life were needed to extricate a Nobleboro man from his vehicle after it had rolled on its side on Route 1 in Newcastle at around 2:25 p.m. Dec. 11.
Robert Trial, 75, was driving a 1994 Plymouth minivan on northbound on Route 1 when witnesses saw the van swerve off the road and roll over on the northbound
shoulder, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Jared Mitkus.
Mitkus said Trial, the only occupant of the vehicle, was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident and the vehicle’s airbags did not deploy. A blood sample
was taken from Trial to see if alcohol was a factor in the accident, Mitkus said.
Trial sustained minor injuries in the accident and was transported to LincolnHealth- Miles Campus in Damariscotta for an evaluation, Mitkus said.
Trial was observed walking from his vehicle to the ambulance after he was extricated.
Responders from Newcastle Fire Department, Boothbay Region and Wiscasset ambulance services, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the CLC Ambulance Service
assisted at the scene.
