The Maine State Police Department is investigating after a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) worker from Lewiston was struck by a vehicle while working on a Gardiner job site.
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At approximately 1:43 p.m., state troopers responded to reports of a crash on I-295 northbound in Gardiner.
The caller reported that the crash involved an SUV and an MDOT worker.
A preliminary investigation revealed that MDOT crews were working to remove tire debris from the road at the time of the crash.
Three workers were on scene along with an MDOT truck with active amber warning lights parked in the breakdown lane.
Two workers remained in the truck while a third, a 57-year-old man from Lewiston, exited to remove debris near the right-hand fog line.
While removing the debris, the worker was reportedly struck by a 2021 Cadillac SUV operated by a 39-year-old woman from Gardiner.
The worker was transported by Gardiner Rescue to Maine General Medical Center in Augusta for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation, and police did not name the driver involved or specify whether speed or impairment were factors in the crash.
Duh
Whenever you get into your car , and venture out onto the road , your life is in the hands of some idiot barreling down the road toward you ….or screaming up behind you ….or pulling out in front of you ….or ….
Idiot drivers are all around us every day . It’s just a sad fact of life .
mmmmmm. Let me guess. Naw, people around here ALRIGHT KNOW why.
I will sit in the corner of the womb and wait fer the kool aid man
Sounds about rite,one guy working ,two guys watching.
I just returned from a driving vaca.
Maine to mid PA. Cincinatti and mid Virginia. Home.
To many people drive like maniacs. Like your life is unimportant. 65/70 mph is nothing with big tired pickups flying up your back and waving hands at the car ahead yelling to move aside; even if you cant safely move because of traffic.
Cars weave in and out like nascar. Why to hell is everybody in such a selfish hurry?
The safest our roads ever were was when a gas shortage lowered highway speeds to 55. Most would go 65, whick i proved this last 10 days is way to slow for todays road raged maniacs.
Most wont remember the gas shortages.