REGULAR READERS KNOW THAT MAY IS THE MONTH OF THE MOOSE. Last year we documented several accounts of fire and EMS activity generated by wild moose wandering into civilization during calving season. We had them wandering through city neighborhoods, walking down country highways, and in a couple of instances jumping off of bridges.
(If you want a brief review of last year’s moose-ativity, check some of our reports HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. )
A harbinger of sorts for the upcoming Moose Season took place Saturday night in Topsham, Maine. Shortly after sunset at 8 pm a moose wandered onto I-295 into the path of a car driven by Jorge Jarez with his father Jose, 50, riding in the passenger seat. As the car struck the long-leggity beastie, the moose crashed through the windshield killing Jose immediately. The car then plunged off the side of the road just off the breakdown lane. Jorge, the driver suffered only minor injuries.
Immediately after, another car driven by Meghan Glancy, 22, plowed into the moose carcass laying in the travel lane causing the car to go airborne briefly, then landing on it’s top and skidding on its roof for more than 100 ft. along the pavement. Glancy suffered back and neck injuries and was flown to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston by helicopter.
Fox23 Portland has this video report:
NECN has the Dept. of Public Safety press release HERE.
Moose season returns……
Also on FireGeezer…
- Moose Chronicles Return – April 12, 2011
- Moose Report – January 19, 2011
