SOUTH THOMASTON — One driver has been transported to a major trauma center after the vehicle she was driving went airborne along the Spruce Head Road, in South Thomaston, rolling over several times, sideswiping a parked vehicle and hitting a garage, before coming to rest upside down. 

Just prior to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Knox Regional Communications Center received multiple calls of a single-vehicle rollover near 805 Spruce Head Road.

Responders followed snow trails on the pavement and tire marks off the shoulder along a long stretch, through the snowy front lawn of at least one residence, through a copse of trees, and past the newly collapsed side of a garage.

Once there, they found the driver and sole occupant of a 2005 Cadillac DeVille still in the vehicle, which had landed on its roof with a power pole across the undercarriage. Initial belief was that the driver, Carolyn McMahan, 59, of St. George, required extrication, leading to a request for mutual aid by St. George Fire. Further investigation proved that the driver was not trapped. Personnel on scene slid the driver out safely while a linesman from Central Maine Power was still en route.

South Thomaston Ambulance then brought the driver to the Knox Regional Airport, in Owls Head, to intersect with Lifeflight of Maine due to the serious injuries McMahan suffered.

“At this time, it is believed that speed and intoxication were contributing factors in the crash. A report was made just minutes prior to the crash that the operator was suspected of driving intoxicated,” said Knox County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Patrick Polky, in a news release.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Knox Regional Communications Center, South Thomaston and St. George fire departments, South Thomaston Ambulance, Central Maine Power, and Auto Master Towing.

Spruce Head Road reopened shortly after 7 p.m.

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