Property Damage TT Crash - I-95 Island Falls

DATE: Monday, October 27, 2014

STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE

PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Tpr. John Darcy 
CONTACT #: 532-5400

CASE #: SP14-096126
TROOPER: Tpr. John Darcy
TROOP: F- Houlton

INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 10/27/2014 - 0630 Hours
LOCATION: I 95 N Island Falls - Mile marker 278

NATURE: Tractor trailer crash

OPERATOR 1: Steven Haggan
AGE: 26
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Levant, ME
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: 2005 Peterbilt tractor trailer
SPEED INVOLVED (Y/N): No
SEAT BELT/HELMET WORN (Y/N): Yes

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

Steven Haggan was traveling northbound on Interstate 95, operating a tractor trailer hauling wood chips. Steven had never driver this particular truck. He was distracted, looking for the switch to heat the side mirrors to remove fog. Steven was turning on the dome light in the truck to look for the switch. When he felt the rumble strip he looked back at the roadway and realized he had crossed from the right lane and was heading into the median. He did not have time to prevent it, went into the median and struck some trees, causing disabling damage. Steven was not injured. Tpr. Flynn of the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Unit arrived on scene and inspected the vehicle. He observed that the truck’s fuel tank was fully submerged in the mud and was leaking fuel. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) were contacted and are still on scene cleaning up and trying to remove the truck. Haggan was issued a summons for distracted driving.

ASSISTING AGENCIES: DOT, DEP