CASCO — A husband and wife from Bridgton were killed and another person was seriously injured in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on Route 302, also known as Roosevelt Trail.
Killed in the crash was Carol Homaberger, 70, who was driving a 2000 Dodge Caravan west on Route 302, Capt. Donald Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Homaberger’s 81-year-old husband, Dale Homaberger, who was taken to Bridgton Memorial Hospital by Casco Rescue but later died, according to WGME.
Goulet said the couple’s golden retriever therapy dog suffered broken legs in the accident and was taken for emergency treatment by local animal control officers.
Also injured in the crash was Allen Estes, 66, of Standish, who was heading east in a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, Goulet said. Estes suffered broken bones and other injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Goulet said.
According to Goulet, the collision happened at 1:50 p.m. near Watkins Flats. The sheriff’s department was assisted at the scene by Casco fire and emergency medical personnel and LifeFlight of Maine.
Goulet said the cause of the crash is under investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team.
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