Another weekend accident

    Jeffrey Hardy, 51 of Houlton was driving north on the French Road in Ludlow on, March 21 at approximately 3:15 p.m. when he hit a large dip in the road. Hardy lost control of the red 1999 Grand Am registered to April Thorsen and rolled the car over.
    Hardy was not wearing a seatbelt and was pinned under the steering column. The Jaws of Life were used to extricate him from the vehicle. According to the Maine State Police, Hardy suffered severe internal trauma as well as several broken vertebrae in his neck. He was transported to Houlton Regional Hospital and then to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. He remains in critical condition.
    The Houlton Fire Department and Ambulance Service responded to the scene along with Maine State Police Sergeant Julie Bergan and troopers Dennis Quint and Jed Malcore. Excessive speed, alcohol and drugs appear to be a factor in the crash. Hardy was also driving without a valid license. Trooper Quint is leading the investigation.