5-Year-Old Killed in a Single-Vehicle Crash in Hancock County, Maine

A single-vehicle crash in Hancock County claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy, and sent his father and sister to the hospital.

Maine State Police Say a Hancock County Crash Involved a Man and His 2 Children

It was just before 11:30 pm on Thursday, June 25, 2026, when a Maine State Trooper came upon a single-vehicle crash in TWP 22.

Dion Campbell, 33, of Indiana, was behind the wheel of the vehicle when it crashed.

His two children were with him.

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Campbell's 5-year-old son was located in the front passenger seat, and Troopers quickly realized his condition was deteriorating rapidly. They began life-saving measures until EMS personnel arrived.

Despite those efforts, the child was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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Both Campbell and his 10-month-old daughter were transported to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The names of the children have not been released, at this time. No one else was in the vehicle.

Indiana Man Crashed a Car in Maine, Killing His 5-Year-Old Son

A preliminary investigation into the crash indicates the vehicle failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 193 in TWP 22, and hit an embankment.

The investigation also indicates that both children were not properly restrained at the time of the crash.

Route 9 was closed for several hours while the scene was processed.

This crash remains under investigation.

We'll update this story as more details become available.