Crash involving hair salon in Lewiston leaves one dead, several injured

A motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles and a building left one dead and several others injured Saturday afternoon in Lewiston. 

At approximately 1:10 p.m., Lewiston Police responded to a crash on Lisbon Street caused by two vehicles colliding due to an improper lane change, according to a release from the Lewiston Police Department. 

Following the initial collision, a Ford F-150, operated by Lawrence Williams of Minot, struck a utility pole. A Jeep Wrangler, operated by Ronald Potvin of Lisbon, veered off the road and struck a local business, JD Cuts Hair Salon, at 1270 Lisbon St.

Williams, 70, was dead when emergency personnel arrived, according to police. 

Several individuals inside the salon sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to local hospitals. 

Police shut down Lisbon Street between Scribner Boulevard and Pleasant Street while investigators reconstructed the accident, and have since reopened the road. 

Anyone with information about this crash have been asked to contact Lewiston Detective Dominic Cloutier at

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Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her…

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