Houlton man dies, passenger injured in crash with tractor-trailer on Route 1
Maine State Police say failure to maintain the proper lane and fatigue appear to be factors in the crash.
Credit: Courtesy Maine State Police Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:25 PM EST January 14, 2021 Updated: 1:27 PM EST January 14, 2021
TOPSFIELD, Maine A 30-year-old Houlton man died Thursday morning in a crash on Route 1 involving a tractor-trailer.
According to Maine State Police, the fatal accident happened on Route 1 in Topsfield around 9:15 a.m. when a tractor-trailer traveling north and a pick-up truck traveling south collided in the northbound lane.
The 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, driven by Gregory Worster, 58, of Kingman, was hauling logs. The truck was owned by C&C Trucking Inc., out of Lincoln.
The crash involved only one vehicle and one person, according to police.
Credit: NBC Published: 2:45 PM EST December 23, 2020 Updated: 2:48 PM EST December 23, 2020
JONESBORO, Maine The Maine State Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened on Route 1 in Jonesboro early Wednesday morning.
Devin Lee, 23, of Milbridge, died as a result of his injuries. Lee was traveling north in a gray 1989 Mercedes-Benz at the time of the crash. He was the only person in the car.
According to police, the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m.
Maine State Police Corporal Micah Perkins responded as the primary investigator and was assisted at the scene by Sergeant Jeff Ingemi, Trooper Keith York, Trooper Josh Lander, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.