Readfield, ME : One killed, two injured in Readfield crash on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, 2014

Police say one person was killed and two others injured in a Readfield car crash in which the driver says he swerved to avoid hitting a deer. The crash happened late Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-year-old driver Thorr Ellis of Gardiner told police he swerved to miss the deer. The car spun out, hit a boulder and flipped. A passenger who was not identified was killed in the accident. Ellis and 19-year-old passenger Bradley Plevyak were hurt in the crash. Maine State Police are reconstructing the crash. Police say speed appears to have been a factor. Source : 1 killed, 2 hurt in Readfield, Maine crash in which driver says he swerved to miss deer