Updated August 8: The owner of a trailer that became disconnected from a pickup truck on Buttermilk Lane, in South Thomaston, has been charged with operating with an inadequate safety chain/cable. 

SOUTH THOMASTON — A driver of a car has been transported by helicopter to a Maine hospital following a crash on Buttermilk Lane in South Thomaston, Monday, July 29, at approximately 12:45 p.m. 

According to Knox County Sheriff Tim Carroll, an empty flatbed trailer detached from a truck, crossed the center line, and struck an oncoming car head-on.

The eastbound car lost control near 225 Buttermilk Lane before coming to a stop in the ditch. 

The driver of the 2008 GMC truck, Steve Richardson, 50, of South Thomaston, headed westbound toward Thomaston, came to a stop just over a hill, out of sight of the car.

South Thomaston and Rockland firefighters used extrication equipment to remove the driver’s side door of the 2008 Ford sedan in order to free Karin Walsh, 65, of South Thomaston. Walsh, who was the sole occupant, was then taken by Thomaston Ambulance to Pen Bay Medical Center where a LifeFlight helicopter was expected to provide further transportation.

Buttermilk Lane remained closed for a little more than an hour.

Assisting in the incident were Knox County Communications Center, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, South Thomaston, Rockland, and Owls Head fire departments, Thomaston Ambulance, and Rockland EMS. 

Creek Hill used two wreckers to haul away the vehicles.

More details will be added as information becomes available.

Reach Sarah Thompson at news@penbaypilot.com