Condition of elderly Maine woman struck by deer finally upgraded

The male driver of the Spyder was not injured. (Rochester Police photo)

PORTLAND, Maine - The condition of an 80-year-old Wells woman injured last month when a deer collided with the motorcycle she was riding on has been upgraded to fair, a Maine Medical Center spokesman said today.

The woman's condition had remained critical for at least a month since the June 10 accident when a deer attempting to vault over the Spyder three-wheel motorcycle she was a passenger on struck her head and dragged her off the bike.

Carol Delisle was riding with Clifford Wescott, 84, also of Wells, who was uninjured.

The freak accident occurred as Westcott was traveling north on Farmington Road in Rochester between Walmart and Tractor Supply.

Delisle was wearing a helmet, but it became dislodged when the deer struck her, officials say.

She was Medflighted by Lifeflight of Maine to the Maine Medical Center with undisclosed head injuries.