Etna crash ties up traffic on I-95
9/12/08 | 5 comments

Etna crash ties up traffic on I-95


N.B. travelers en route to races
By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff
BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KATE COLLINS
Seth Koran (front) and Aaron Brown, both of Etna Fire and Rescue, were among the responders to an accident which occurred on the southbound lane of Interstate 95, near the Newport exit, on Thursday.

ETNA, Maine — Two couples from Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick, who were en route to New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, escaped serious injury Thursday after the pickup truck in which they were riding wound up in the median between the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95.

Anita Boucher, 46, a passenger, suffered a shoulder injury in the accident, according to state police Trooper Seth Edwards.

The driver, 46-year-old Joseph Cormier, and two other passengers, Boucher’s husband, Denis Boucher, 47, and Cormier’s wife, Rachel Cormier, 45, accompanied the injured woman to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield.

According to Edwards, the accident occurred around 2:30 p.m., when Cormier tried to pass a tractor-trailer and the camper he was towing began to sway.

The swaying camper ended up pulling the 2004 Ford pickup owned by Denis Boucher into the median where it rolled onto its side, the trooper said. The camper remained upright.

Damage to the truck and camper was estimated at $12,000.

Edwards said that southbound traffic on I-95 was reduced to one lane for more than two hours after the accident, resulting in significant travel delays. The flow of traffic was restored to normal about 5 p.m.

No charges are anticipated in connection with the crash, he said.

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On 9/12/08 at 5:54 AM, SteveyDee wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Sounds like someone was a little inexperienced towing a camper? Maybe going too fast while towing a load? Looks like the camper pushed the old ford into the woods. No doubt that FORD = Found On Road Dead here.

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On 9/12/08 at 5:14 PM, Mrpowerbar wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Or maybe just a wrong place wrong time thing. You never now but i dought it was inexperience or speed, and most defenatly not the make of the truck

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On 9/12/08 at 6:59 PM, kksmom97 wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

I seen this truck and camper on my way home from work and it was in really bad shape. I'm glad no one got seriously hurt or died. I have experienced truck drivers on I-95 and they don't care how fast you are going they will pass you like your standing still.

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On 9/13/08 at 6:03 PM, Showm77 wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Glad they are all good, maybe next time they will slow down. Thank God they did not kill any-one because they was going like hell to go and watch the race!!!!!

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On 9/19/08 at 1:45 PM, slango wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

They weren't speeding. And the driver is an experience truck driver. If you read the entire story, there were no charges. Has anybody ever heard of freak accidents. They were passing an 18 wheeler and with the the wind tunnel it created, is what made them go over. I agree, I'm glad they weren't seriously hurt. You can always replace a truck and camper but life is not replaceable.

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