Tow Truck & Driver Struck 12.13.19 (ME)

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Robert trask with All Time Towing & Recovery reported that one of their trucks was hit twice on the interstate on Friday night. The driver is okay, he went  go get checked out to make sure and then went home to his family as he should.

 

Thank the Lord the driver is okay, the truck is just old iron and can be replaced.

 

 

11-vehicle pileup on I-95 in Pittsfield area caused by icy conditions, police say

 

The Friday night crashes started after a vehicle skidded off the interstate and into the median and a wrecker was called to the scene, according to Maine State Police.

 

An 11-vehicle chain reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield and Palmyra Friday night apparently was caused by icy roads, Maine State Police said.

 

Nine passenger vehicles, a wrecker and tractor trailer truck were involved in the crash when motorists were caught by surprise by freezing rain, according to a press release from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.

 

McCausland said the northbound lanes were closed for about two hours as vehicles were towed from the scene and the roads were treated.

 

“The incident started when a vehicle skidded off the roadway into the median and a wrecker was called to the scene,” his release says. “As troopers arrived, the interstate became ice covered and as other vehicles entered the crash zone, they were unable to slow down and the secondary crashes blocked both northbound lanes.”

 

The state Department of Transportation was notified and state police troopers closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Pittsfield by directing all northbound traffic off the interstate until the roadway could be treated, according to McCausland.

 

“Troopers escorted motorists from their crashed vehicles to the high embankment along the road for their safety as vehicles continued to crash,” he said. “One motorist had minor injuries and was checked by medical personnel at the scene. Pittsfield Police assisted troopers with closing the Interstate. Freezing rain, the ice covered roadway and motorists going too fast for conditions all contributed to the crashes.”

 

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Not a good situation!!

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Any Updates?