NORRIDGEWOCK, ME : Drunk driver causes 3-car crash in Norridgewock on Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Somerset County sheriff's deputies responded to a three-car crash Tuesday in Norridgewock where one driver was later charged with being under the influence.

According to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office, 26-year-old Joseph Busch of New Portland was driving a 2012 Nissan Altima and tried to pass 61-year-old Vaugh Mercier of Cornville on the right hand side of Madison Road. Chief Deputy James Ross said there was not enough room for Busch to pass, and he rear-ended Mercier's 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The impact caused Mercier's vehicle to slide into a 2004 Dodge Stratus being driven by 48-year-old Nicole Knowles of Cornville.Mercier was taken to a hospital by ambulance for a possible back injury.

Both Knowles and Busch were uninjured in the crash, deputies said.

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