BELFAST, Maine — Police are warning motorists to take extra care when driving on stretches of Route 1 in Waldo County that have seen large numbers of car-deer accidents in recent days.
“We have covered an average of two car-deer accidents a day on the area of Route 1 that runs through Northport and Lincolnville,” Lt. Jason Trundy of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office wrote this week on the agency’s Facebook page. “Drive safe and keep your eyes open.”
Trundy said the heavy snowpack is melting and now the deer are on the move — and not just on that stretch of Route 1.
“We had a lot of snow. That kept [the deer] yarded up for some time,” he said Monday afternoon. “Now that snow is receding, and I think just like the rest of us, they’re eager to get to where they’re going. I figured I’d put up an announcement, and get people to think a little bit.”