A child was killed and two others injured Friday after a vehicle struck them and fled the scene in Albion, according to Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Maine State Police received a 911 call around 5:12 p.m. reporting the crash near 60 Hussey Hill Road.
The adult victim, Mollie Egold, 33, of Albion, and one child were flown to the hospital by LifeFlight. Egold is in stable condition, while the child is in critical condition, according to a statement.
A second child died at the scene.
Investigators identified the vehicle as a white 2016 Hyundai Veloster and the driver as Benjamin Lancaster, 44, of Albion.
Lancaster was charged with operating under the influence causing death, two counts of OUI causing serious injury, leaving the scene of an accident causing death, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious injury. He was taken to the Kennebec County Jail.
Anyone with video or surveillance footage of the accident is asked to contact Sgt. Garret Booth at 207-624-7076.
