Crime & Safety

Boy, Elderly Woman, 2 Men Killed In Maine Crash

Berwick, Maine, police said a 7-year-old boy, an elderly woman and two men were killed after a driver tried to pass a vehicle.

BERWICK, ME — A 7-year-old boy, an elderly woman and two men were killed in a crash in Berwick over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Route 4 after police said a driver attempted an "improper" pass and slammed head-on into a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.

The deceased were identified as:

  • Davin Clark, 7, of North Berwick, Maine
  • Robert Howard, 31, of Buxton, Maine
  • Kevin Clark, 29, of North Berwick
  • Barbara Allen, 73, of Wells, Maine

Police said Howard was driving a Honda Civic and tried to pass a vehicle when he lost control and crashed into a Ford Explorer driven by Hope Stamps, 46, of Woburn, Massachusetts. Howard, the Clarks and K-La Scott, 22, of Gorham, Maine, were in the Honda. Allen, Stamps, Eurie Stamps, 49, of Woburn, and Shannon Stamps, 17, of Woburn, were in the Ford. The Stamps suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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Berwick is in Southern Maine in the Seacoast region.

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