GLENBURN, Maine — A 22-year-old Hudson woman died instantly Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Pushaw Road, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger were taken to St. Joseph Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center, respectively, for minor injuries, Deputy Sean McCue said Monday night.
The men, both 20, were treated and released. One lives in Orono and the other lives in Glenburn, the deputy said.
The names of those involved in the accident were being withheld pending notification of family members, he said.
The accident occurred about 1 p.m. on Pushaw Road near Skidgel Road.
The Hudson woman was headed north on the road toward Hudson when she lost control of her 2001 Ford Taurus, which crossed the centerline.
A 1996 GMC pickup truck headed in the opposite direction broadsided her car on the passenger side.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts, McCue said. The passenger was not and sustained facial cuts and abrasions when his face hit the windshield.
The accident is being reconstructed, according to the deputy. He said the victim was traveling too fast for road conditions.
More information is expected to be released Tuesday.
My heart and prayers go out to this family . God bless you all.
This getting to be just a little to much….sigh…so many lately.Please slow down and tell all your loved ones to do the same…I will be thinking of the family and the other 2 people that was also involved..so sad
I wonder if people are using snow tires or just the all weather kind? I was told it makes a huge difference. Also, sometimes you have to drive below the speed limit on icy roads. But I’m starting to wonder if the roads aren’t being cleared as often as in the past to save money. I notice the roads by me aren’t as well maintained as my first 2 winters in this area.
most people i see use all seasons. which is fine if you’re an experienced driver, but it seems recently that many people are underestimating the road conditions and overestimating their driving abilities.
I live in Glenburn right up the road from where the accident happened. Glenburn is absolutely horrible at plowing the roads. You can actually tell when you hit bangor because the roads are completely clear. The roads in Glenburn at the time of the accident were covered in slush and were a mess. Maybe if Glenburn actually hired plowers that did their job it wouldn’t have happened. I have lived in Glenburn for three years and this has always been an issue. The road I live on is lucky to even get plowed.
I live about half a mile before the accident site and yes, the roads were horrible today. However, she still was traveling too fast and should have slowed down. No one EVER slows down through here and the speed limit is what? 35? 40? And people literally fly by doing 60 or so in good weather and don’t slow down much in bad. I only wish that were an exaggeration.
“Penobscot County Chief Deputy Troy Morton says the rough road was a major factor in the crash.” as stated on wabi.tv.
I agree. Glenburn roads are often horrible- when you hit Bangor or Orono they are much better, but Glenburn hasn’t figured out how to properly care for the roads.
You do understand it costs a lot of money to send the plows out every time we get a dusting of snow?!?!? If people just learned to adjust their driving to match the road conditions we could get by with a lot less plowing and wasted overtime dollars. Plan ahead to make sure you have enough time to safely get to where you need to be and SLOW DOWN! A couple inches of snow is not worth plowing.
I average 50-60k miles a year, most of it in a tiny GMC canyon that my company owns. Even with 240lbs of sand in the bed it is absolutely useless in the snow, yet I always manage to get where I need to be and have never had an accident due to road conditions…
Even more reason to slow down and drive carefully.
You are corret…whoever coined the “all season” sayin should be shot…they are 3 seasons tires and 3 only…Nothing beats a new set of studded snows,as long as the driver doesn’t think they are invincible
All season tires may be good in the southern states, but this is Maine! Was this a state highway that the accident occured on or a town road?
I’ve been using all season radials since 1977, and with very few exceptions, have had no trouble. “Driving in respect to the current road conditions” are the key words, here. If the roads are bad and you absolutely have to go somewhere, there’s an easy solution; slow down.
I have to agree that it’s pretty hard to beat studded snow tires. However, if your vehicle is a front wheel drive (which many cars are these days) Maine law requires that you have studded tires all the way around; not just on the drive wheels. For many people, that’s not financially feasible, hence their going with all seasons.
I agree. Studded snow tires are great if you can afford to buy them and switch them around twice a year. But my heavy front driver is very sure footed with “just” all-season tires. I have driven all kinds of vehicles in all kinds of weather, and I would say a vehicles capabilities are usually closely aligned with those of the operator. Driving is a skill that needs practice and attention. There are good drivers, bad drivers, and unfortunately, as is likely the case here, inexperienced drivers.
i couldn’t even get out of my own driveway w/ “all season” tires after 1 inch of snow. on a front wheel drive car. then i put snowand ice tires on and voila, i stick to the road. the snow/ice tires have a much softer rubber compound.
I used to drive an old crappy box of a car – front wheel drive… just regular tires… no all weather/all seasons.. definitely no snows… I was too poor.. my friend had a rear wheel drive.. couldn’t get out of her driveway.. in the little box with old, bald tires, I used to go pick her up for work – in deep snow…… if you couldn’t move in 1 inch of snow in a front wheel drive car — regardless of the tire – the issue isn’t the tires
never had a problem in my AWD with all seasons…. I can go anywhere my husban’s 4 wheel drive with studded snows can go…. a lot of it is driver ability…
Over 100 hundred people die each day in auto accidents. Some by no fault of their own but these sort of things happen.
With the bad weather we have had in Maine in the past few days our rate of death by auto accidents has sadly increased.
I was supposed to travel towards the Jonesport area today but I choose to delay that trip till tomorrow because the roads were still not in a great condition.
Travel safe and don’t be afraid to stay home.
My heart goes out to this young ladies family!
youth is wasted on the young ! i remember !
I think the way the do roads nowadays sucks! Yes, we need to slow down, but I still think that the practice of using just salt and plowing leaves a long window of very treacherous roads we have to deal with. I don’t care what any study shows, SAND on the roads helps a lot. I’d rather drive on sand covered snow than that icy slush we now get with the heavy salt treatment. It seems to me that there are more accidents, not less since they’ve switched to using brine and salt only.
we lost a nephew in march for the very same reason this calicum cloride does not work and the state should be held accountable,the four who died on rt3 the picture says it all no sand at all on the road the state is killing the very people who they are serveing.
Or, and I know this is a crazy idea, drivers should slow down and match speed to the condition of the road.
The State is not killing people. That is some pretty ridiculous rhetoric.
the state is too ,in the name of saving money,people dont see sand and think its not bad,its the truth as we buried my nephew last spring and thats the truth too
such a young life cut short and not at a worse time of year. may angels lead you in and may god be with you and your family.
Maybe it is time for some enterprising lawyer to take the town to task for failing to maintain the roadways. It also is a reflection on how the citizenry cares about sloppy road conditions when they continue to accept poor maintenance as normal. Or maybe when one of the town fathers or his children lose their life then something will change. It’s a shame all the way around.
Yes, that’s the answer! SUE THEM, SUE THEM ALL! Isn’t that the American way??? I mean, come on, why should we have to take any responsibility for our actions? We’re Americans, we should be able to just do as we please and expect someone else to pick up after us!
Seriously though, small towns are notorious for being unable to keep up with roads. That is the price you pay for wanting to live in Maine and in a small town. If you choose to live in these areas, you should probably choose to slow your car down.
It is a very sad and unfortunate incident, but this is not something to sue over.
The roads is some major cities wouldn’t win any prizes either. It wouldn’t matter if the roads were slushy or clear if the driver is speeding, distracted or any number of things. Accidents happen everywhere. I wish to send sincere condolences to the family of the young lady. To the two young men speedy recovery. Peace to all involved.
Of course, someone that was driving too fast for the conditions has nothing at all to do with it.
Whether we can see it clearly or not all tragedies or life’s events do happen for a reason. Sometimes it is hard for us to see what that reason or lesson is in the time of pain and sorrow but there is a reason for everything,
Be it a lesson we need to learn or open our eyes to something or some situation or simply “karma”
Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you! God see’s all
Losing a child is unimaginable be it by a legal action or divorce or death
the pain is indescribable.
I thank god I’m so so lucky to have my complete family!!!
The world is full of tragedy and evil….and Karma love and do nice things and be nice to as many as you can and cause no hurt to others and it will come back to you =)….Closeur begins today
Your post is smug, cruel and heartless.
“An earlier version of this story contained an error. The victim was 22 years old, not 21 as WABI-TV reported.” Nice touch BDN for an article like this, (sarcasm) the Bangor Daily “never” makes mistakes and when comes up in their articles now they have to blame someone else because they can’t get stories on their own anymore. Maybe before reporting on such a tragic event, go out and get the story yourself next time.
hey