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📰 Biddeford Man Seriously Injured in Limington Crash 📰

On July 17, 2028, at approximately 4:08 PM, State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Routes 25 and 11 in Limington.

During the investigation, Troopers determined that Robert Letellier, 85, of Biddeford, operating a 1957 Ford truck, failed to stop at a red light and entered the intersection, where he collided with a Dodge truck driven by Michael Simpson of Limington. Letellier, who was unbuckled, was ejected and critically injured.

The impact caused Simpson’s Dodge pickup to roll over. Letellier’s truck then collided with a Honda Civic driven by Salma Khalifa, 26, of S**o. Letellier and Simpson were both transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland. A State Police Reconstruction team was called in to assist the Southern Field Troop in the investigation.

📸PHOTO TAKEN AT ICE SHOOTING PROTEST HELD IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE ON 7/17/26.

📰BIDDEFORD | ICE SHOOTING PROTEST 7/17/26

July 17, 2026, Members of the Biddeford community, and individuals from across the country have gathered at Mechanics Park in Biddeford, Maine, to protest the ICE involved shooting death of Johan Sebastián Guerrero that occured on July 13, 2026.

UPDATE (6:40 PM) - All roads in downtown Biddeford are now open.

ORIGINAL POST: The Biddeford Police Department is anticipating an event at Mechanics Park today in response to the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Our Department supports the First Amendment right to free speech and demonstration. We will, as always, work with and seek to protect those who choose to peacefully and lawfully protest in our city.

Beginning on Friday, July 17 at 3 PM, the Biddeford Police Department will be closing Water Street between Pike Street and Main Street. Access to Water Street will not be available via High Street, Sullivan Street, or Piersons Lane during this time. These closures will continue for as long as is necessary for public safety. Additional road closures in downtown Biddeford may be added if we determine they are needed, including the potential closure of Main Street between Alfred Street and York Hill. We ask drivers to take extra care when traveling through the area tonight.

Updates from Mayor LaFountain on the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero can be found on the City of Biddeford website: https://biddefordmaine.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/531.

"That Monday afternoon was supposed to be her day with Papa, but he never came home. And now, my daughter asks for papa and I don't have the strength to tell her [he] isn't coming." - Karolina Rojas, partner of Johan Sebastián Guerrero, the 26 year old shot and killed by an ICE agent on July 13, 2026.