By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,520)
An unconscious individual “in the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle on the sidewalk resting against the curb” was found by Good Samaritans last night on Commercial Street. At 8:15 pm the Portland Police responded to a call at 72 Commercial Street to assist the Portland Fire Department on a medical call for “person not breathing.” The incident happened on Sunday December 27.
The driver was treated by MEDCU and transported to a local hospital. A young child was found in the motor vehicle was not injured and released to a family member according to a press release issued by the Portland Police Department.
This incident remains under investigation with criminal charges expected.