A Southwest Harbor man has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a 2014 incident at Acadia National Park.
Justin Bent, 29, was sentenced on February 22, 2016, by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to six months in prison as well as three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a total of $2,520 in fines, special assessments and court costs for operating under the influence of alcohol and causing serious bodily injury in Acadia National Park.
Bent was also convicted of operating a vehicle without due care and destroying trees and other natural resources.
According to court records, Bent drove off of a roadway and crashed a van into trees at the Park in May of 2014, seriously injuring a passenger in his vehicle.
The passenger was transported by life flight to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor where he underwent emergency surgery for a bone fracture.
The investigation was conducted by National Park Service Rangers as well as the police departments of Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Island.
Contact: Jim Moore, Assistant United States Attorney, (207) 945-0373
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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