Boat on Route 2 disrupts morning traffic

Published: Jul 19, 2009 12:00 am

Rumford police Cpl. Doug Maifeld photo

Police and firefighters found this 170 Citation Bowrider boat sitting in the westbound travel lane at the intersection of Franklin and Bridge streets on Route 2 in Rumford at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. Cpl. Doug Maifeld said the boat, which is owned by Dominique White of Auburn, slid off a trailer. Maifeld, officer Donald Miller, right, and firefighter Louis Giroux directed one-way traffic around the obstacle while Selectman Brad Adley and firefighters helped put the boat back on the trailer. The boat sustained minor damage, Maifeld said.