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On Dec. 26, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Troop D Troopers were dispatched to 372 Moosehead Trail in Jackson for a report of a single-vehicle crash with serious injuries.
A white 2005 Pontiac Grand Am was traveling southbound on Route 7 when it went off the roadway striking a culvert and a large tree.
The driver, Douglas A. Bryant, 60, of Orrington, died as a result of the crash. A passenger, Troy Bryant, 45, of Belfast, was transported to Waldo County General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Maine State Police said in a news release that: “it appears intoxicants may be a contributing factor to the crash. The investigation is ongoing.”
Orrington Man Dies in Jackson Single-Vehicle Crash
An Orrington man is dead and a Belfast man injured after a single-vehicle crash in Jackson over the holiday weekend.
The accident happened at approximately 3:30 Saturday afternoon, on Moosehead Trail in Jackson. State Police say a Pontiac Grand Am, driven by 60-year-old Douglas Bryant of Orrington, was traveling south when it went off the road, striking a culvert, and then a large tree. Douglas Bryant died as a result of the crash. His passenger, 45-year-old Troy Bryant of Belfast, was transported to Waldo County General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say it appears intoxicants may have been a contributing factor to the accident. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
ROCKPORT and BELFAST Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, the two MaineHealth hospitals serving communities in Knox and Waldo counties, administered the first vaccinations for COVID-19 to its front-line caregivers Tuesday, Dec. 22.
Hours after the arrival of the Moderna vaccine at its hospitals, PBMC and WCGH began inoculating team members who provide direct care to patients infected with the coronavirus.
Among the first to be vaccinated were Diane Hynes, RN, a charge nurse in the PBMC Emergency Department, and Beth Eldridge, RN, a nurse in the Surgical Services Department at WCGH.
“I am so grateful to the scientists who worked countless hours to develop these vaccines,” Hynes said, in a news release. “I am filled with hope for our future.”