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Man Who Police Say Threatened Bar Patrons Dies After 150 mph Crash in Maine

Investigators have identified excessive speed as the main factor with toxicology results pending

Overview

  • Police say Robert Boggia Jr., 40, of Whiting was the sole occupant of a red Chevrolet Corvette and was pronounced dead at the scene after a single-vehicle crash on Charlotte Road.
  • Troopers learned that Boggia had reportedly threatened people with a firearm at a Calais bar before leaving the scene, a detail officials are still investigating.
  • Officers and local police spotted the Corvette on Route 1 in Calais traveling at an estimated 150 mph and were unable to catch up before the crash occurred.
  • Investigators say Boggia was ejected from the vehicle and found a significant distance away, and they have identified high speed as the primary contributor to the fatal collision.
  • The multiagency probe remains active with the crash scene documented by state troopers, toxicology testing pending, and officials continuing to examine the events that led up to the wreck.