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Gorham grieves loss of 3-year-old boy hit by teenage driver
The boy died Wednesday when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 13-year-old girl.
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The Gorham community is grieving the loss of the 3-year-old boy killed this week when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 13-year-old girl.
The unusual crash occurred Wednesday evening in the Friendly Village mobile home park. Police have not identified the boy or the driver of the SUV, and Gorham police said it may take several days before they can release more information.
Messages to police Chief Christopher Sanborn were not returned Friday.
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Gorham Police Chief Christopher Sanborn told
Newsweek that the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. and that a report came in of a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The accident occurred near the Tamarack Circle at the Friendly Village Mobile Home Park in Gorham.
When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered that the pedestrian involved in the crash was a 3-year-old. The boy was pronounced deceased on scene by Gorham Rescue, Sanborn said.
The chief said that the person driving was a 13-year-old female and that she was the only occupant of the vehicle, which was identified as a 2012 black GMC Terrain. Shortly after the incident occurred, police made contact with the girl, he added.
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An SUV fatally struck a 3-year-old boy in Gorham, Maine on Wednesday evening, and a 13-year-old girl was behind the wheel at the time of the crash, police said.
Gorham Police Chief Christopher Sanborn said by phone that the crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the area of Tamarack Circle, and that the 3-year-old child was pronounced dead at the scene.
He declined to say whether the 13-year-old was alone in the vehicle during the crash, how she initially ended up driving it, or whether her family owns the SUV in question.
Gorham police release few details about death of boy, 3, who was hit by car
A 13-year-old girl was driving by herself on a cul-de-sac in a quiet neighborhood, police say.
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A 3-year old boy was hit by a car Wednesday night on Tamarack Circle and died of his injuries. Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette
Gorham police are releasing few details about the death of a 3-year-old boy who was killed when he was hit by a car driven by a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday night.
Chief Christopher Sanborn said Thursday that the two children are not related, and he does not expect to publicly release their names.