Maine
“Charges pending” in deadly Waterville crash that killed MaineDOT workers
WATERVILLE, Maine (WMTW) – Charges are “pending” against the driver involved in a deadly crash on the I-95, according to a crash report obtained by our media partner WMTW.
The crash report details the circumstances that led to the death of two MaineDOT workers, and the injuring of two others, after a passenger van crashed into them the morning of Jan. 13.
Investigators say the driver of a Kia passenger van, Samantha Tupper, failed to stop at a stop sign on the on-ramp in Waterville and also failed to yield the right of way while merging onto the I-95.
The van then entered the travel lane and was hit on the driver’s side by a southbound tractor trailer that had the right way.
The collision pushed the van into an active work zone that was “properly established.” The van hit three MaineDOT workers, killing two who were thrown off the bridge railing onto Kennedy Memorial Drive below.
Two other workers were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Both drivers consented to blood draws. Toxicology results were still pending at the time of the report. Charges are also still pending, with the decision to be made by the District Attorney’s Office after a review of the investigation and toxicology results.
The crash report also says the crash happened in clear weather, daylight and dry road conditions.
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It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
The Maine Baseball Team was swept by UMass Lowell in the weekend series, losing on Sunday 5-4.
UMaine scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 1 in the 6th inning to lead 4-1, but the Riverhawks scored 2 runs in the 7th and then pushed across the tying and winning runs in the 9th inning for the win.
Thomas Stabley started for Maine and went 6.1 innings on the mound. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs, striking out and walking 1. Owen Wheeler pitched 1.2 hitless innings striking out 2. Sebastian Holt pitched the 9th and took the loss, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs, the big hit a 2-run homer to Nicholas Solozano, his 2nd of the day.
Hunter St. Denis homered for Maine, a solo shot, his 9th of the season, in the 6th inning.
Albert De La Rosa was 2-4. JuJu Stevens , Shane Andrus, Quinn Murphy and Chris Bear each singled.
UMass Lowell is 19-27 while Maine is now 17-30.
The Black Bears will host Merrimack on Tuesday, May 12th in a non-conference game at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m. Maine then closes out the regular season at home with a 3-game America East conference matchup with Albany Thursday- Saturday.
Check out photos from the game
Maine-UMass Lowell Baseball May 10
The Maine Black Bears hosted the UMass Lowell Riverhawks on Sunday, May 10th
Gallery Credit: Chris Popper
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