Nursing Executive And Brewery Co-owner Tracy Bonney-Corson Dies

Authorities in Piscataquic County are trying to piece together the details of a deadly crash that claimed the life of one person late Tuesday evening.

According to the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office, their communications center received a notification just before 11:30 PM, that a crash had occurred somewhere in the area of the Crow Hill Road in Parkman, so they sent authorities out to investigate.

"A deputy along with Guilford Fire and Mayo Ambulance were dispatched to the area. Upon checking the area, the deputy discovered a vehicle gone off the road and crashed into a telephone pole. The deputy started searching for the operator and found the female operator had been ejected from the vehicle."

The sheriff's office says the woman, 61-year-old Tracy Bonney-Corson of Parkman, was pronounced dead by the EMTs on the scene.

Corson was well known in the Piscataquis County community as a former VP of Nursing at a local hospital for over 30 years and more recently co-owner of Rail Yard Brewing, which she opened with her long-time friend, John Riitano, last year.

Riitano addressed Corson's passing on the Brewery's social media page.

"It is with an extremely heavy heart that I have to report the passing of my dear friend and business partner, Tracy Bonney-Corson... During this extremely sad time, please keep Tracy's family in your thoughts and prayers. Knowing Tracy, she would not want us to skip a beat, and she would insist we keep pushing forward! Tracy loved Trivia Night and loved the community support and love you all gave us at Rail Yard. Tracy wanted Rail Yard and Rusty Rail to be a gathering place for the community, and that is just what it has become. So, in Tracy's honor, we will press on and continue to be a community hub where we can gather to celebrate the good times and be there for each other in the sad times."

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The Crow Hill Road, like many rural routes across the state, can often experience muddy conditions when the weather is wet. Providing access to places like Bennett Pond, and connecting with many secondary roads like the Armstrong and Trafton Roads, it's sometimes used as a cut-through of sorts.

Earlier this summer, the town replaced a culvert along a section of the Crow Hill Road, and shut it down for an afternoon, but the closure was temporary, and there were no other known issues to the roadway.

Authorities will continue to investigate Tuesday night's crash. We will update the story when more details become available.

In the meantime, we send our deepest condolences out to Corson's family, friends and community in Piscataquis County.

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