CHESTERVILLE – A local woman was arrested yesterday, with police alleging she used marijuana and alcohol prior to a rollover crash on the Sanborn Hill Road.
Tiffany Gerrish, 44 of Chesterville, was arrested on the charge of operation under the influence Monday, following an afternoon crash at the Caldwell and Sanborn Hill Road intersection. According to Sheriff Scott Nichols, police and first responders were dispatched to the area after receiving a report about a rollover crash at 4:37 p.m.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian McCormick responded to the scene, determining that Gerrish’s vehicle, traveling on the Caldwell Road, had been going through the intersection with the Sanborn Hill Road when the crash occurred. Gerrish lost control of her vehicle, police say, resulting in it rolling over. Both occupants, Gerrish and a juvenile passenger, were not harmed in the crash.
As a result of the investigation, Nichols said, Gerrish admitted to McCormick that she had used marijuana prior to the crash. McCormick also detected an odor of alcohol on her breath, the sheriff said, and Gerrish was arrested on a charge of OUI and transported to Franklin County Detention Center.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Maine State Trooper Jed Malcore at the scene.
Great work Deputy McCormick!
Unfortunately, this is only the beginning of many automobile accidents that we’ll read about due to recreational marijuana & alcohol usage.
@Lonecrow you might have noticed a pattern over the years with alcohol usage and motor vehicle crashes. This one also involves alcohol. The only thing different about this one is that the person was also using marijuana. It’s hard to say for sure if you took the marijuana out of the situation if this crash still would have happened, but I’m willing to bet yes.