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A 68-year-old Maine man was killed Friday after a woman drove her car onto a little league field during a game and sped around erratically, police say.
Sharrow drove her Honda sedan around as terrified people screamed and ran, according to a video that witnesses posted to Facebook.
She then struck a closed gate and then sped toward the main gate, say police, before fatally striking Sanford resident Douglas Parkhurst, who was near the main gate, say police.
Sanford Maine Police Department
“After the car got off the field, [it] came to the gate and the older guy pushed the kids right out of the way,” Justin Clifton told the station. “He took the hit for the kids.”
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In a strange twist of fate, Parkhurst struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in a hit-and-run on Halloween night in 1968, when he was 18, thePress Heraldreports.
He confessed to the hit-and-run in 2013 after authorities were tipped off but was never charged because the statute of limitations had expired, thePress Heraldreports.
Driver Has Prior Drunk Driving Convictions
Sharrow allegedly tried to run away on foot after the incident,thePress Heraldreports.
Parkhurst died on the way to the hospital, say police. No one else was injured.
“We want to share our heartfelt gratitude that physically all of our players from Babe Ruth and Little League are safe and our deep sorrow to the family of the brave man that gave his life tonight protecting others,” theSanford Little League said in a Facebook post.
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“Everyone started screaming and for a second I froze and then realized I had to get out of there,” Zachary McMurtry, 13, who was on the pitcher’s mound when he saw the car, told thePress Herald.
Sharrow, who also lives in Sanford, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, say police.
She was transported to York County Jail.
It is unclear whether she has retained an attorney who can comment on her behalf or if she has entered a plea.
Sharrow has a drunken driving conviction in Maine, Sanford police Detective Sgt. Matthew Jones said,CBS Newsreports.
She also has an aggravated drunk driving conviction in New Hampshire, thePress Heraldreports.
Jones declined to comment on whether police believe Sharrow was intoxicated during the incident, thePress Heraldreports.
source: people.com
