UNITY (Updated Aug. 17, 4:50 p.m.) — Maine State Police late Wednesday afternoon identified the driver and second passenger in Tuesday night’s fatal crash in Unity as two 17-year-old boys, one from Swanville and one from Searsport.

Tyler Cherry of Swanville was the driver of the 2002 Dodge Dakota, which crashed off Route 9 in Unity and struck a utility pole, killing passenger 20-year-old Harold Fickett III of Clifton. Eric Bowen of Searsport was identified as the second passenger.

Cherry and Bowen both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, which severed the utility pole and prompted closure of Route 9 (Bangor Road) for several hours Aug. 16 while troopers investigated the accident. Fickett was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.

A chocolate Labrador that had reportedly fled from the crash scene has since been found, and is safe, also according to McCausland.

UNITY — A 20-year-old Clifton man was killed Tuesday night, Aug. 16, when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed off Route 9 (Bangor Road) in Unity.

Maine State Police said Wednesday morning that Harold Fickett III died at the scene, where the truck went off the road and struck a utility pole. The crash occurred just after 9 p.m.

Route 9 was closed for several hours while troopers investigated.

Two others in the 2002 Dodge Dakota truck were injured, including the driver. Both were taken to Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said in the press release that additional information on the injured was not immediately available.

Troopers said a chocolate Labrador retriever named Josie ran off from the crash site and any area residents who have seen the dog should call the Public Safety dispatch center in Augusta at 624-7076.

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