CHELSEA $ A Kennebec County Sheriff's deputy and Chelsea woman were taken to local hospitals Thursday morning after a crash between a police cruiser and a van on Route 9.

Shirley Chadbourne, 57, was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after complaining of neck and chest pain, Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty said.

Chadbourne was listed in satisfactory condition Thursday evening, according to a nurse supervisor at the Lewiston hospital.

Deputy John Bourque, 32, of Belgrade was taken by police cruiser to be evaluated at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta after banging his head against the cruiser door during the crash.

"He's OK," Liberty said. "He'll be back out (patrolling) tomorrow."

Both Chadbourne and Bourque were wearing seat belts.

The crash occurred around 10 a.m., after Bourque, who had been driving north on Route 9, spotted a vehicle in the southbound lane that had been reported stolen from Chelsea just a few hours before.

Police believe a 13-year-old girl was driving the stolen 2002 Pontiac Grand Am, Liberty said.
Bourque, who pulled into a parking lot off the right side of the road in an attempt to turn south after the stolen Pontiac, pulled out of the parking lot and into the path of Chadbourne's northbound van, which struck the cruiser in front of the driver's side rear door, Liberty said.

Deputy Kenneth Tabor later located the stolen vehicle and arrested the 13-year-old driver, Liberty said.

The girl remained in custody Thursday afternoon.

Bourque's cruiser, a 2003 Chevy Impala, sustained an estimated $2,000 damage. Damage to Chadbourne's 2002 Chrysler Town and Country was estimated to be $5,000.
Speed was not a factor in the crash, Liberty said. There are no charges stemming from the crash.