Two Farmington residents seriously hurt in motorcycle collision with SUV

Scene of Sunday's crash in Alfred that left two Farmington residents seriously injured. (MSP photo)

ALFRED, Maine - Two Farmington, N.H., residents are fighting for their lives at a Portland hospital today after being seriously injured when their motorcycle collided with an SUV on Route 202 on Sunday.

The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on Route 202 in Alfred near the intersection of Gore Road when a 2011 Subaru Forester was turning into Shaker Pond Ice Cream when a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction on Route 202 struck the Subaru as it was turning, police say.

Carl Peaslee, 54, and his passenger, Deborah Turner, 52, were both thrown from the bike sustaining serious injuries.

As of last night Peaslee was listed in critical condition, while Turner was in serious condition, a hospital spokesman said today. Both are being treated at Maine Medical Center.

The operator of the Subaru, 26-year-old Deleah Brown of North Waterboro, was not injured.

Turner was transported by ambulance to Maine Medical Center in Portland, while Peaslee was first taken to Southern Maine Health Care in Sanford and later transported to Maine Med by a DHART helicopter.

Neither occupant was wearing a helmet, according to a press release sent Monday by Maine Dept. of Safety.