News

Victim in fatal crash in Gray identified

Victim in fatal crash in Gray identified

Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio


GRAY, Maine (WGAN) Police have identified the three people involved a deadly crash in Gray on Friday afternoon.

Police reported that Route 202 in Gray was closed from Lawrence Road to the Windham town line after the crash, which was reported around 3:30 p.m.

A cement truck and passenger vehicle were involved. 39-year-old Wendy Perkins of Standish was behind the wheel of the passenger vehicle when she crossed the center line, going into the path of cement truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said she was not wearing a seat belt.

A male passenger, 32-year-old Gerald Roesoner of Portland, was transported to Maine Medical Center with serious injuries.

The cement truck driver, 53 year old Kevin Daoust of Fayette, was not injured.

Latest Headlines

52 minutes ago in Local

Husson University Offers Free Tuition to Piscataquis County Sudents

Fresh

The scholarship will be available to students when they apply for classes for the 2026 fall semester.

3 hours ago in Local

Eliot Cutler facing more than 3 years behind bars for probation violation stemming from child porn conviction

Former candidate for Maine governor Eliot Cutler could be spending years behind bars for violating probation.

4 hours ago in Local

Bomb threat targeting Cumberland County Jail believed to be made by inmate

The sheriff's office says the Portland Press Herald reportedly received the initial call of a bomb threat at the jail Wednesday afternoon.

4 hours ago in Trending, World

FIFA’s Infantino has ‘complete confidence’ in Mexico to host World Cup games despite cartel violence

The violence that erupted in Mexico after the death of a powerful drug lord has left many questioning whether the country will be able to co-host the World Cup in just over three months. FIFA President Gianni Infantino thinks it can.

19 hours ago in Local

Maryland man arrested for shooting death of Maine philanthropist at senior living facility

Maryland Police have arrested an employee at a senior living facility who's accused in the fatal shooting earlier this month of Maine philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr.