“Guy got out of the car and was like, ‘It wasn’t my fault. It wasn’t my fault. The lights blinded me,’ ” witness Donna Miller said.
Four Maine State Troopers were launched into the air when an allegedly stoned driver plowed into them Sunday — and then dared to claim, “It wasn’t my fault,’’ witnesses said.Donna Miller, another witness, said suspect Tyler Croston, 24, made excuses immediately after he struck the cops in Hollis.
Huber of Hollis had been speaking with state Troopers Jake Mowry, Shane St. Pierre, David Lemieux and Dakota Stewart by her driveway Sunday night about a family dispute complaint when a red 2017 Subaru WRX suddenly slammed into the officers. Trooper-Recruit St. Pierre, 22, is also undergoing surgery, with Lemieux and Stewart, both 33, treated and released with broken bones.Trooper Jake Mowry was launched into the woods.Trooper-Recruit Shane St. Pierre, 22, is undergoing surgery after also being struck by the Subaru.The Westbrook man was arrested after being released from the hospital. He was charged with aggravated OUI, aggravated driving to endanger and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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