
From the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office:
“On Saturday January 20th 2018 the Waldo County Dispatch Center received a 911 report of an accident that had occurred on the Belfast Road, Route 52, in the Town of Northport. It was reported that a single vehicle was involved and that the vehicle had left the roadway and rolled over.
Deputies Casey McDonald and Dave Wight responded to the scene. Once on scene the deputies learned that there were four occupants in the vehicle including two adults and two juvenile females. Based on the evidence at the scene Deputies determined that the vehicle had drifted off the roadway and over corrected causing the vehicle to cross the opposite lane and roll over several times.
During the investigation Deputies determined that both adults had been consuming alcohol. The driver, Tyler Cotter 27 years old of Bangor, was arrested and charged with Operating Under the Influence, Class D, Endangering the welfare of a Child, Class D and Driving to Endanger, Class C. The adult female passenger, Amanda Hendrickson 31 years old of Hampden, was charged with Violation of Conditions of Release, Class D and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Class D.
All four occupants of the vehicle were transported to the Waldo County Hospital for treatment of various injuries. Both juveniles were treated for minor injuries and released. Tyler Cotter was treated and taken into custody. Hendrickson was transported from Waldo County to Eastern Maine Medical center for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries.
Tyler Cotter was processed at the Waldo County Correctional Center and later released on $300.00 cash bail.”



