Car crashes through bleachers at Maine ballfield, killing 1

CAR CRASH-BALL FIELD

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine’s largest city are investigating the death of a 76-year-old man who was killed when a car drove onto a baseball field and struck him in one its most visited public spaces. The crash on Sunday afternoon took place on a field at Deering Oaks Park in Portland. Police have not identified the man who died. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Police charged the driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Jonathan Burt of Lisbon, with charges including reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and operating under the influence of drugs. It was unknown on Monday if Burt had a lawyer.