Many people were injured in a 30-car pileup on January 7, 2020 which was attributed to blinding early-morning sun on Interstate 95 in Maine.
At least 13 people were hurt in the collision, according to the Associated Press, including one with a serious injury. No deaths were reported, Maine State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland told the AP.
A Life Flight helicopter landed in the road, north of the crash site, which was about 16 miles west of Bangor, to fly the seriously injured to a Bangor hospital, the State Police said on its Facebook page.
© witter/@CholeTeboe/News Center MaineThe pileup shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Carmel, Maine, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Blinding sun may have caused the first crash about 7:45 a.m., and then several other vehicles collided in a chain reaction, the State Police said.
Bangor had 0.7 inches of snow Monday and 0.6 inches Sunday. The low Tuesday morning was around 10 degrees.
A 30-mile stretch of the interstate from Newport, Maine, to Bangor reopened after being closed for several hours while authorities cleaned up the crash.
State troopers and the Maine Department of Transportation redirected hundreds of motorists who were stranded behind the crash site to a place they could turn their cars around.
Maine Forest Rangers and a ranger helicopter also assisted at the scene.
Reader Comments
I don't know what's wrong with people these days. Seriously they are not driving like they used to. They don't look more than 3 or 4 car lengths ahead is the main problem, so they don't leave anywhere near enough room, and yet look where these lived? It's not like they all don't know how to drive in the snow and ice. It wasn't like they were teleported from California and suddenly found themselves driving on ice covered roads.
I've had idiots tail gate me in the slow lane for miles and miles when there were 4 empty lanes right next to them. It's no wonder there's road rage with stupidity like that. I blame the cops for a lot of it. Back in the day that would have gotten you a night in jail and revoked license. It's just crazy what people are doing while they drive as well. TV's, phones, texting, eating, well I guess eating isn't that big a deal, if you're paying attention which they aren't. Once had a clown with the music so loud he didn't hear the ambulances siren and almost T-boned the emergency vehicle at a 4 way intersection with double lanes and turn lanes, so basically a six lane road with everyone stopped, but hey...guess that means nothing so barreling right on through he almost clips the ambulance.
I swear they are getting dumber by the day.