OAKFIELD, Maine — One lane of Interstate 95 in Oakfield was shut down Wednesday evening after a tractor-trailer hauling a delimber struck an overpass.
The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m., when Gary Theriault, 58, of Fort Kent was driving southbound on the Oakfield-Smyrna Road in a 2003 Western Star tractor-trailer, according to state police Trooper Chuck Michaud.
The delimber was sitting too high on the trailer and did not clear the bridge, Michaud said in a press release issued Wednesday evening.
The accident caused extensive damage to the delimber and the overpass and shut down one lane of I-95 northbound.
Personnel from the Maine Department of Transportation in Bangor will assess the damage to the overpass, which will remain closed until after that is completed, Michaud said.
Trooper John Darcy is the primary investigator.
MDOT and Trooper Rob Flynn of the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit assisted at the scene. There were no injuries in the crash, and Theriault was wearing a seatbelt, according to the trooper.
Theriault was cited for having a load that was over height, and other charges are possible once the investigation is completed, according to Michaud.