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2 MaineDOT workers killed, another struck in chain-reaction crash on I-95
A minivan's failure to stop led to a fatal chain-reaction crash on I-95, killing two MaineDOT workers and injuring a third, officials said.
- A serious crash on I-95 south in Waterville forced a full shutdown near mile marker 127 on Jan. 13, 2026, with traffic diverted at Exit 130 after troopers responded shortly after 9:35 a.m.
- Before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, MaineDOT had closed the southbound on-ramp from Kennedy Memorial Drive with traffic cones and a posted stop sign for bridge work, investigators say a Kia minivan failed to stop and was struck by a southbound tractor-trailer.
- Police said the impact propelled MaineDOT workers James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, over the bridge onto Kennedy Memorial Drive; a third worker was hospitalized.
- All southbound lanes were closed for hours while the Maine State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit investigated, with traffic diverted at Exit 130; police said charges depend on District Attorney's Office review.
- Nearly nine out of 10 drivers on the Maine Turnpike sped through work zones last summer, with roughly 88% exceeding limits; statewide, 16 people were killed in work-zone crashes between 2020 and 2024, and the Maine Turnpike Authority backed a pilot bill for camera enforcement.
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The woman who was behind the wheel of a minivan that fatally struck two MDOT employees Tuesday previously served four years in prison on a drug conviction. Samantha Tupper, 34, allegedly failed to stop at a posted Waterville construction site along I-95 south, entering the highway where her vehicle was hit by a tractor trailer. [...] The post Motorist Involved In Allegedly Killing Two Maine Highway Workers Is A Convicted Druggie And Shooter appe…
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