Gorham police release few details about death of boy, 3, who was hit by car
Apr. 15—Gorham police are releasing few details about the death of a 3-year-old boy when he was hit by a car driven by a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday night.
Chief Christopher Sanborn said Thursday that the two children were not related to each other, and he does not expect to publicly release their names.
He would not answer questions about why the girl was driving the car by herself, what caused her to hit the boy and whether both lived on the quiet cul-de-sac where the crash happened. He said investigators are still reconstructing the incident.
"It's too early in the investigation to determine whether there will be any criminal charges at this point, but we're not ruling that out," Sanborn said.
Sanborn said there were witnesses to the crash, and the girl is cooperating with the investigation. Maine residents must be at least 15 years old to apply for a learner's permit and 16 to apply for a driver's license.
Police responded to Tamarack Circle around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The boy died at the scene.
Tamarack Circle is located in Friendly Village, a mobile home park with 302 sites located 5 miles from downtown Gorham. The streets inside the park are lined with speed bumps.
Tamarack Circle is a cul-de-sac off the main road through the park and is lined with 14 mobile home sites. At least one police vehicle was parked outside of a house on the cul-de-sac on Thursday morning, but there was no other activity in the neighborhood.
