LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — Police have determined that a man who died in a car accident at the end of March had been drinking before the crash and that his car was unsafe to drive.
Adam Knight, 31, of Lincolnville had a blood alcohol level of .22 percent, or nearly three times Maine’s legal limit of 0.08 for operating a vehicle, when he crossed the centerline of Route 52 and into the path of a southbound Kia, according to a press release issued this week by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
The force of the crash caused Knight’s 1997 Volkswagen to break into two pieces, and Knight was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Priscilla Jones, the 58-year-old driver of the Kia, had to be extricated by the Lincolnville Fire Department and needed to be taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.
She has since been released and is continuing to recover from her injuries, Lt. Jason Trundy wrote in the media release.
After investigating the crash, police found that the Volkswagen, which was unregistered, was unsafe to drive. Additionally, Knight’s license to operate a motor vehicle had been revoked at the time of the crash. Speed also was a factor in the crash, police said.