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2 MaineDOT workers killed on the job after driver blows through stop sign, police say
James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, were struck by a minivan after the driver failed to stop at a posted stop sign, according to Maine State Police.
Two Maine Department of Transportation workers were killed Tuesday after a minivan collided with them in a posted work zone, officials said.
At 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, Maine State Police responded to a fatal pedestrian crash on I-95 near the 127 mile marker in Waterville, the agency said.
A preliminary investigation shows that Samantha Tupper, 34, was driving on I-95 southbound and failed to stop at a posted stop sign, instead attempting to enter the passing lane. While Tupper’s minivan was in that lane, it collided with a tractor-trailer, which sent Tupper’s vehicle into a construction zone. The minivan hit three DOT workers, Maine State Police in a press release.
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MaineDOT had closed the travel lane at the end of the southbound on-ramp from Kennedy Memorial Drive by using cones and a posted sign as part of the bridge’s construction work, investigators said.
According to Maine State Police, two of the workers, James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, were “propelled” over the bridge and onto Kennedy Memorial Drive below. The pair, both residents of Waterville, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The third victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said State Police.
Tupper had two children in the minivan at the time of the crash, who were unharmed. Tupper was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured, police said.
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“Due to the crash, all lanes of I-95 southbound were shut down for several hours while the Maine State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit conducted its investigation,” said State Police.
Authorities have not announced any charges associated with the crash.
“MaineDOT workers put themselves in harm’s way every day to keep our roads safe and our infrastructure strong. While we are still investigating the circumstances of this tragedy, I implore Maine people to slow down and give our road crews plenty of room. On behalf of the people of Maine, I offer my deepest condolences to all affected by this terrible tragedy,” Maine Governor Janet Mills said in a public statement.
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