TROY — A crash on the North Dixmont Road in Troy July 20 claimed the life of a 24-year-old Freedom man.

At 10:43 p.m. the Waldo County Sheriff's Office responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash. At the scene, Deputy Daniel Thompson and Sergeant James Greeley, along with Troy and Unity fire departments, found a 2001 Chevrolet Impala that had crashed into the ditch and hit some trees. There were four people in the vehicle and the driver and front passenger had to be extricated with JAWS equipment.

Crews worked for more than an hour to extricate the trapped occupants. The occupants were identified as Scott Anderson Jr, 24, of Freedom, who was the driver and died as a result of his injuries; 20 year-old Casey White of Clinton; 19 year-old Jesse Weeman, of Dixmont; and a 16 year-old female passenger.

The nature of the injuries to the passengers of the vehicle are considered serious. Unity Ambulance and Sebasticook Valley Ambulance services transported the injured to area hospitals. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, however speed is considered a factor in the crash, according to a news release from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office. The accident is being reconstructed by Deputies Ben Seekins and Cody Laite.

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