CASTINE, Maine — A 20-year-old Maine Maritime Academy student suffered minor injuries after a one-car accident in Castine on Monday, the result of drunken driving, according to police.
Stefan Clugston of South Freeport was summoned on charges of operating under the influence and violation of conditions of release.
Clugston was driving on Water Street around 10:45 p.m. Monday, according to a Hancock County Sheriff’s Office report by Deputy Scott Kane. At some point, he crossed the center line and drove into a ditch and struck an embankment. Clugston’s ’95 Volvo station wagon was totaled in the accident.
Kane wrote that Clugston had possible face and head injuries, and Kane brought the student to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The bulk of motor vehicle accidents in Castine in recent months have involved MMA students, and a local alcohol enforcement team has doubled down on patrols in the area around the campus.
MMA has disciplinary programs to curb underage drinking and to punish students who commit crimes while under the influence, including an Honor Board that can mete out punishments up to expulsion.
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The reason the bulk of the accidents in Castine are caused by students, is because no one else in their right mind lives there in the winter. Castine is a summer town only and is mostly vacant in the winter. The reason the accidents involve alcohol, is because there is nothing else to do, other than have a few brewsky’s and hang out at each other’s apartments. RELAX and give the kids a break!!!
Give them a break? Do you realize that they are going off the road and crashing? They had a coach crash and die from drinking and driving not too long ago!! There are plenty of people who do live down there year round, why should they have to deal with these drunk out of control snots?
Why was he driving ……………….. back in the 70’s you walked anywhere you wanted to go………………. even if it was from the top of the hill to the ship.
Also people drank to socialize, not drink to get plastered ………………..