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Maine deputy struck, killed while responding to a call

Hancock County Deputy Luke Gross. Photo: Hancock County Sheriff's Office


TRENTON, Maine (AP) A Maine sheriff’s deputy was struck and killed while responding to a report of a vehicle off the road early Thursday, officials said.

Hancock County Deputy Luke Gross was hit by another vehicle on Route 3 around 4 a.m. and didn’t survive his injuries, officials said.

“The family is appreciative of all of your thoughts and prayers as they deal with this tragedy,” the Hancock County sheriff’s office said.

Further details weren’t immediately released. A news conference was scheduled for later in the day.

The death happened nearly two weeks after Maine State Police and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety implored motorists to abide by the state’s 2007 “Move Over” law to give space to officers alongside roads.

In April 2019, State Police Detective Ben Campbell was killed when he stopped to assist a vehicle that had spun off I-95 in Hampden. Campbell was struck by a tire that came off a passing logging truck.

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