In a devastating incident on a Maine roadway, a young Hopedale boy's life was claimed following a high-speed collision that left three others seriously injured. Authorities received a distress call about the crash around 3:13 pm on Saturday, which occurred near 1125 U.S. Route 2 in Rumford, as reported by Rumford Police Department's Facebook page.
First responders, aided by a game warden and a nurse who happened upon the scene, rushed to the aid of the victims. It was there they found an unresponsive eight-year-old boy to whom they administered life-saving measures. The immediacy of responders highlights the community's readiness to act in the wake of tragedy, but despite their determined efforts, the child succumbed to his injuries after being transported to Rumford Hospital.
The collision involved a 2016 Subaru Impreza, driven by Matthew Kellogg, 42, of Hopedale, Massachusetts, and carrying his two children, and a 2005 Volvo-80 4-door, operated by F. Michael Piveronas of Rumford. The crash investigation, which led to a temporary closure of Route 2 and necessitated traffic redirection, is currently being assisted by multiple agencies including local police and fire departments, State Police, the Department of Transportation, and representatives from the District Attorney's Office.
Both the Subaru's five-year-old occupant and Kellogg were later moved for more critical care, facing life-threatening injuries, to a hospital in Portland and one in Lewiston respectively. Alcohol is suspected to be a contributing factor, pointing to a deeper issue of impaired driving that continuously threatens innocent lives. Route 2 was reopened to traffic later that evening, at approximately 6:20 p.m.
