Serious crash in Levant sends 1 to hospital, officials say

[Public Safety](/section/public-safety) Serious crash in Levant sends one to hospital, officials say Part of Stetson Road near Ollie's Market was closed Wednesday evening as officials responded to the crash.   Credit: NEWS CENTER Maine - Ryan Bell LEVANT, Maine — Part of Stetson Road in Levant was shut down Wednesday night due to a serious crash, according to a [social media post](https://www.facebook.com/LevantFire/posts/pfbid02vzrxd3gW83qVPNWHwnpEfG9X6UoSVG7SMArQ3atkY1wtnyhhzCaFf5CjYRBaeerCl) from the Levant fire department. A driver was traveling at a high rate of speed, when the car went off the road, traveled about 150 yards in a ditch, and crashed into a tree, the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office told NEWS CENTER Maine.  One person was in the car, and was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with serious injuries, officials said.  NEWS CENTER Maine was on scene of the crash, which was near Ollie's Market on Stetson Road. The road was re-opened at around 7 p.m. Wednesday.  Officials have not yet determined a cause of the crash. Detectives were at the hospital with the driver as part of the investigation, officials said.  The sh... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*