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Maine man wanted in sex assault of a child dies in crash fleeing police
A man being chased by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in Farmington, Maine, died on Monday when his car sped over a spike strip and into a tree, police said. Joshua Burdin, a 32-year-old from nearby Strong, Maine, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place on South Strong Road in Farmington at about…
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Jet crash in Connecticut that killed married Boston doctors was likely caused by parking brake left on during takeoff: NTSB
A small jet that crashed into a building in Farmington in September 2021, killing four people, was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on, according to a report released Thursday. The failure to release the brake was the probable cause of the accident, according to the report from the National…
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Person killed in motorcycle crash on I-84 in Farmington, Conn.
A man has died after a motorcycle accident on Interstate 84 in Farmington Monday evening. It happened just after 6 p.m. on the westbound side of the highway in Farmington by exit 37, according to the state Department of Transportation. I-84 West was shut down for several hours but reopened around 11 p.m. A car traveling in the center lane…