A 21-year-old Windham man was seriously injured on Thursday after he collided with a pickup truck and and SUV in the Cumberland County town of Casco.

The three-vehicle crash was reported just after 4 p.m. on Route 302 near Lakewood Road, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Kevin Lavoie was driving a 2023 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Route 302, also known as Roosevelt Trail, when he crashed into the back of a 2023 Chevy Silverado that was stopped to make a left turn onto Lakewood Road, the sheriff’s office said.

The impact forced Lavoie and his motorcycle into the oncoming lane where he collided with a 2024 Chevy Tahoe driven by Jeffrey Lynds, 44, of Windham that was traveling east.

Lavoie, who was not wearing a helmet, was brought by Life Flight helicopter to Maine Medical Center with serious, life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

Lynds was brought by ambulance to Bridgton Hospital with minor injuries. Police did not report any injuries to Dennis Butterfield, 69, of Casco, who was driving the Silverado pickup that Lavoie rear-ended.

Route 302 was closed for several hours.

Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) – This week we are taking a look at the five referendum questions on this year’s ballot. Question 3 on this year’s referendum is a bond question. It states… “Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to restore historic buildings owned by governmental and nonprofit organizations, with funds being issued contingent on a 25% local match requirement from either private or nonprofit sources?”

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said, “This question, like the other bond questions, originated with a bill put forward in the legislature to authorize a bond issue to restore historic community buildings. Now, those funds would be issued contingent on a 25% local match from either private or nonprofit sources.”

This means an organization must be able to fund 25% of the total amount they’ve requested to be eligible to receive funds. The decision on whether or not an organization would receive this funding goes through the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Secretary Bellows, “The legislature hasn’t designated certain buildings that will receive the money or not get the money. That will be the purview of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This was sponsored by State Senator Rick Bennett, a Republican of Oxford County, and if it is passed by the voters, then the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, we will oversee dispersing grants.”

Voters can find more information on question three and the other referendum questions in the Maine Citizens’ Guide to the Referendum Election Questions on the maine.gov website. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says this resource allows folks to take a deeper look at the questions before casting their ballot.

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Students from across Maine selected former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris during a mock election this week — and Maine students have a record of forecasting the winner.

Trump easily defeated his Democratic rival, winning 52% versus 41% for Harris. About 6% of the vote was split among three other candidates on the ballot.

Maine’s student mock election has accurately forecast the national winner of every presidential election since 2008, although the students’ choice doesn’t always win the most votes in Maine on Election Day.

Students also voted to re-elect the three members of Maine’s congressional delegation who are on the ballot this year: independent Sen. Angus King and Democratic Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree.

More than 100 schools participated in this year’s mock election, which is run the by secretary of state’s office.