Parsonsfield Car Crash: Abandoned Truck and Boat Leave Trail of Destruction

The Maine State Police are investigating a crash in Parsonsfield involving an abandoned truck and boat.Photo byStock Image

By Kristy Tallman, July 6, 2024

PARSONSFIELD, Maine – In the early morning hours of July 4, 2024, the Augusta Regional Communications Center began receiving calls about an abandoned pick-up truck and boat in the travel lane of State Route 160 in Parsonsfield. Troopers Travis Doughty and Nate Jamo from the Southern Field Troop responded to the crash and determined that the driver of the pick-up, a 2009 blue Chevy 1500 with a 12-foot aluminum boat in the truck bed, was traveling on State Route 160, missed a turn, and crashed into a parked vehicle and garage of a residence in Parsonsfield.

The driver then backed up and left the scene. Due to the extent of the damage to the offending vehicle, the driver left a debris field, including the boat which fell out of the truck. The driver continued driving, subsequently shredding the front driver's side tire until it was completely separated from the rim. It was at this time that the operator abandoned his pick-up and fled the scene.

Trooper Jamo identified the driver as 23-year-old Joshua Hermance of Parsonsfield, who is cooperating with the investigation. Hermance is charged with Failure to Give Notice of Accident by Quickest Means, Failure to Notify Owner of Property Damage Accident, Failure to Produce or Return to Scene of Accident, and Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident. Hermance and the homeowner were not injured.

By Kristy Tallman, July 6, 2024

The Republic News

Source: Maine State Police

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