RICHMOND, Maine — Maine State Police closed one northbound lane of Interstate 295 for about two hours Thursday night while firefighters extricated a Brooks woman from a car that crashed into trees in the median.
Terri Sebring, 49, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening and was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Sebring apparently over-corrected after her car nearly collided with a vehicle in front of her and skidded off the road, spun around and landed in a group of trees in the median, McCausland said.
When firefighters from Richmond and Bowdoinham arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m., they found the car had crashed into trees in the median and somehow come to rest facing back toward the highway and leaning on the driver’s side, according to Richmond Fire Chief Matt Roberge.
One northbound lane of I-295 was closed until about 9:30 p.m. while crews cut trees and used extrication equipment to cut away the car’s roof and remove Sebring and her dog from the car, Roberge said.
A Lifeflight of Maine helicopter was placed on standby, but the fire chief said the service was canceled.
The dog was uninjured and was turned over to the Lincoln County animal control officer, according to McCausland.