DATE: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
TROOPER: Tr. Leonard and Tr. Allen
TROOP: D
INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 05-27-2014 / 2217 HRS
LOCATION: I-295 MM43 - Richmond
NATURE: Personal Injury TT Crash
OPERATOR 1: Marc Benoit
AGE: 63
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 5/27/14 at 2217 hrs. Tr. Leonard, Tr. Allen and Sagadahoc Sheriffs Deputies responded to a tractor trailer crash on I295 at mile marker 43 in Richmond. An AJA GO Transportation truck loaded with potatoes had been traveling south when it went off the median side, traveling several hundred feet before striking a cross over embankment and finally coming to rest on the other side. The driver, Marc Benoit (63) suffered minor injuries to his legs and was transported to Mid Coast Hospital.
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Sagadahoc Sheriff’s Dept.
INJURED TRANSPORTED TO: Mid Coast Hospital
