Overview
- Investigators say a blue 2013 Audi Q5 left the roadway, struck a mailbox, clipped a utility pole, went airborne, hit a second pole and then collided with a tree.
- Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, and their names are being withheld pending family notification.
- A deputy had observed a dark vehicle exceeding 100 mph and terminated an attempted pursuit before coming upon the crash, and any connection remains under investigation.
- Federal Road was closed for about six hours and reopened around 4:50 a.m. after Central Maine Power replaced a broken pole and repaired downed lines.
- The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office is investigating with assistance from a Lewiston Police crash reconstructionist and Livermore and Turner fire departments.