Friday, October 17, 2014

Maine Hayride

"Mechanical failure suspected in fatal Maine hayride; Teen dies, 22 hurt in crash on farm" by Jennifer Smith and Todd Feathers | Globe Correspondents   October 12, 2014

MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — Officials said Sunday they believe a mechanical failure caused a Halloween-themed hayride crash Saturday night that resulted in the death of a teenage girl and left 22 others injured.

Cassidy Charette, 17, of Oakland, Maine, died from injuries sustained in the crash at Harvest Hill Farms, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine State Police.

The crash occurred when the 1979 Jeep CJ5 hauling the Gauntlet Haunted Night hayride wagon careened down a hill, where it struck a tree and overturned....

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