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Portland ME Firefighter Harry Weymouth Loses Life After Apparently Falling Asleep At The Wheel Thursday

HOLLIS, ME. (THECOUNT) — Veteran firefighter, Lt. Harry Weymouth, 46, of Buxton, Maine, died early Thursday morning following a car crash in Hollis, ME.

Weymouth, 46, was driving on Route 202 just before 1 a.m. August 2, when the fatal crash occurred. State Police say it appears Weymouth fell asleep at the wheel on his way home.

Police say Weymouth, who served with the South Portland Fire Department, was driving a vehicle when it crossed the centerline and hit another car driven by Zahra Guedi, 45, of Portland, ME.

Weymouth was a 21 year veteran of the South Portland Fire Department and volunteered for the Buxton Fire Dept. Weymouth also was a registered nurse at Southern Maine Health Care at the Goodall Campus in Sanford. source

Weymouth was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force injuries sustained in the crash.

Guedi and another passenger were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly crash may contact police at 911.

A crash investigation is ongoing.

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