CAMDEN — If it weren’t for the OnStar security feature in Guyer “Gordon” Guist’s 2011 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, it might have taken much longer for anyone to realize that his truck had gone over a rock ledge between houses near Littlefield Lane, coming to rest on the passenger’s side, wedged and crushed against a of the stands of trees.

When the truck’s built-in crash sensors were activated around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, the OnStar service attempted to make contact with the driver, and then automatically notified Knox County Regional Communications of the crash location. The safety service had been activated, and indicated a roll-over, but nobody was communicating with the service that automatically tries to verbally reach someone inside the vehicle.

Camden Police Officer Allen Weaver Jr. found the truck a short way down Littlefield Lane, which is a private driveway off Route 105. He said Guist, 65, was still inside the cab with his seat belt on.

“He was not injured, and I was able to get him out of the truck and wait for fire and rescue,” said Weaver, who climbed up on top of the overturned truck to assist Guist out through the driver’s side window. The two men remained atop the driver’s side of the truck; Guist seated with his legs through what had been the driver’s side window and Weaver knealing or standing beside him. A neighbor stood on the ground below Guist, reaching up to hold his hands and make sure he did not fall off the truck.

Camden Fire Department arrived on scene a few minutes ahead of North East Health Services, and when it was confirmed Guist could come down off the perch without needing to be lifted or carried on a backboard, a folding attic ladder was set up so he and Weaver could climb down off the truck.

From there, Guist was assisted in walking to the ambulance, which transported him to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport to be evaluated. Weaver then walked up onto Route 105 to try and determine how the truck ended up where it did.

“I don’t see any skids marks,” said Weaver. “I don’t think he ever touched the brakes.”

Guist told Weaver he was heading east on Route 105, just past the Molyneaux Road intersection when he “lost control.” The truck appeared to have drifted across the center line onto to the opposite side of the road and then crossed the end of a driveway. Weaver could see Guist’s truck had struck a railroad tie along the side of the driveway, and tire marks and flattened grass showed the truck kept going and crossed the yard, rolled over a garden and squeezed between a small evergreen and a sapling before reaching the top of a ledge wall and going over it.

Upon impact, the side and bed of the truck were jammed against a couple of trees, and were peeled away from the cab of the truck. The bed may have also been detached from the cab of the truck, if not severely twisted.

Weaver said the cause of the crash remains under investigation, pending a further interview with Guist after he is cleared at the hospital and further information is gathered.

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