New Harbor man arrested on fatal crash charges

Mon, 03/07/2022 - 11:15am

A New Harbor man has been charged in connection with Dec. 31, 2021 fatal crash in Bristol. After an investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Robert G. Campbell, age 39 of New Harbor, has been charged with: Manslaughter, Class A; OUI (resulting in death), Class B; and OUI (resulting in injury), Class C.

Campbell turned himself in to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset on March 6. He is being held without bail pending a court appearance.

The charges result from an investigation into the crash that claimed the life of Karen McCubbin, age 69 of Bristol. Mr. Campbell and his 6-year-old son were also injured in the crash and transported by ambulance to the hospital. The boy sustained serious, but not life threatening injuries. Mr. Campbell sustained minor injuries.

Test results show Mr. Campbell’s blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit of .08%.