Scarborough man injured in snowmobile accident

4:18 PM, Mar 16, 2012   |    comments
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ATTEAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- One man was seriously hurt in a snowmobile collision in northwestern Maine.

The accident happened on Big Wood Pond in Attean Township -- which is near Jackman in northern Somerset County.

The Maine Warden Service says 61-year-old Lawrence Salamone of Gorham and 62-year-old Robert Verge of Scarborough were riding together when the accident happened.

Verge suffered a head injury and was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

Salamone was not hurt. He was charged with operating a snowmobile under the influence.

Wardens are still investigating the accident.