A Maine Department of Transportation dump truck collided with a sedan on Route 27 in Edgecomb Friday, Oct. 30, sending two people to the hospital.
David C. Simpson, 43, of Scarborough, was driving a 2000 Nissan Maxima northbound on Boothbay Road with a 17-year-old passenger.
Meanwhile, Zachery D. Gilbert, 20, of Newcastle, was driving a 2007 International dump truck northbound behind the Maxima.
The dump truck is registered to Maine Department of Transportation Fleet Services, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Rand Maker.
Simpson slowed to turn left onto Eddy Road, according to Maker. That’s when the DOT truck rear-ended Simpson’s vehicle. It pushed it a short distance north before it continued across the southbound lane, left the road, and struck a utility pole on the passenger side.
“It appears the DOT truck was probably following too closely,” Maker said.
The Wiscasset Ambulance Service brought Simpson and his passenger to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
“I suspect (Simpson) had a concussion from the crash,” Maker said. The 17-year-old was complaining of back and shoulder pain. Both were believed to have been released by Saturday morning, Oct. 31.
Gilbert was not injured, and the truck sustained very little damage, as only its plow gear made contact with the car. Gilbert was wearing a seat belt.
The crash occurred at highway speed, according to Maker.