A Morgan horse died Friday night after being hit by a station wagon in Levant.

Levant Fire Department received the call at about 7:45 p.m. Maine State Police Trooper David Yankowsky also responded.

Yankowsky said that Bangor resident Wanda Hamm was driving toward Bangor on Route 222 when a horse crossed the road.

According to Chuck Bailey, who lives in Levant, his 16-year-old daughter, Faith, was taking her horse into the barn when he got away from her and went into the road.

Hawk had been stabled at the Treworgy Orchard on Route 222.

Horses normally go right into the barn, Bailey said, but added, “Springtime does funny things to everything.”

Hamm’s gray Reliant struck Hawk in the forelegs. The horse’s body hit the windshield, crackling the safety glass, Bailey said. Bailey expressed relief that Hamm was unharmed.

Bailey said that his daughter was fine, and that she was at a neighbor’s house.

Chris Greeley, of Levant, said he was at home when the accident happened. When his wife told him about it, he went out and shot the suffering horse.

Bailey noted that Hawk, at 20 years old, did not have good eyesight.

Bailey had to use his tractor to move Hawk’s body from the road.

Levant firefighters cleaned up the scene, and Union Street Citgo sent a wrecker for the station wagon.

A drunken driver from Glenburn pulled himself over Thursday night in Brewer.

Officer Paul Gauvin was on Day Road at 11:26 p.m. when he noticed a car moving strangely at the end of the road.

The car pulled over of its own accord, so Gauvin pulled up behind it. “It wasn’t a typical stop,” he later said.

The driver stumbled out of the car into the middle of the road. Gauvin said that when he approached the man he could smell liquor on him.

The man first offered Gauvin a license that had expired, but after fishing in his pocket found a current license, Gauvin said. His name was Craig Sawyer.

A license check showed that Sawyer’s license was due to be suspended two days later for a previous OUI offense.

Cpl. Jason Moffitt assisted in administering field sobriety tests, which Sawyer did not perform to Gauvin’s satisfaction.

Gauvin arrested Sawyer for operating under the influence. Gauvin said Sawyer was belligerent and swore at him all the way to Penobscot County Jail.

Moffitt said Sawyer’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.

– Compiled by NEWS reporter Isaac Kimball