2 Presque Isle men arrested after road rage incident that left pedestrian injured

Two Presque Isle men were arrested Saturday night after a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of what police described as “road rage.”

Fort Fairfield police received several complaints about a vehicle traveling toward town from neighboring Presque Isle at a high rate of speed and behaving erratically starting around 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Matthew Cummings said on social media. The suspect vehicle continued into Fort Fairfield and reportedly followed other vehicles on side streets.

Some of the vehicles, including the suspect’s vehicle, stopped at a supermarket, where a verbal altercation ensued, according to Cummings.

As police responded to the incident, the suspect vehicle fled on Presque Isle Street and struck pedestrian Sean Wright, 48, of Fort Fairfield, according to Cummings. Wright was taken to AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle and later transferred to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with serious, life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses provided a description of the suspect vehicle and the license plate number. Police found the vehicle on Presque Isle Road near the city limits, but it did not stop and continued into Presque Isle. Fort Fairfield Police Officer Cody Fenderson found the suspects, they were arrested and later taken to the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.

Noah Sirois, 18, faces multiple charges including driving under the influence, aggravated assault, terrorizing, speeding and hit and run. He is being held on $50,000 bail.

Landon MacDougal, 19, faces multiple charges including aggravated assault, terrorizing, reckless conduct with a motor vehicle, fleeing a police officer and violating conditions of release. MacDougal is being held without bail pending his court appearance on Monday.