What began as a quiet summer evening walk turned into a nightmare that shattered the heart of an entire town. On July 11, 2025, Mollie Egold of Albion, Maine, was strolling down Hussey Road with her two-year-old twin sons, Bradley and Noah, when their lives were ripped apart in an instant. A speeding driver struck them from behind and fled the scene without stopping. Bradley died at the scene.
Noah, barely clinging to life, was airlifted to the hospital—only to be declared brain dead days later. With unbearable sorrow, Mollie and her family made the heartbreaking decision to let him go. The driver, 44-year-old Benjamin Lancaster, was later arrested and faces serious charges, including manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence. But no punishment can undo the damage.
Mollie, still in the ICU with multiple injuries and surgeries ahead, must now face an impossible future without her sons. Loved by her coworkers and cherished by her neighbors, Mollie isn’t just fighting for her life—she’s enduring a grief no parent should have to survive, and heartbreak that most can barely imagine.
This wasn’t the first time tragedy struck Mollie’s life. In a cruel twist of fate, she had already buried a young son in 2017. To now lose both of her twins in one horrific moment is a level of suffering that’s almost beyond words. And yet, even in the face of this devastation, her community has risen to meet her pain with compassion.
A GoFundMe organized by a family friend is helping to ease the weight of funeral and medical expenses, and a local church has planned a fundraiser to support the Egold family as they navigate their darkest days.
Albion, a town known for its quiet roads and tight-knit spirit, is still reeling from the loss. Residents are calling for accountability—and change. Hussey Road, long considered safe and open, is now the symbol of unimaginable loss. Mollie’s tragedy has become more than a headline—it’s a call to action. A reminder that behind every statistic is a name, a face, a family forever changed. And a mother, now twice broken, holding on to whatever strength remains
