Editor’s note: The driver, Thomas Bosma, has succumbed to his injuries.
One person was seriously injured after crashing on the Maine Turnpike in Falmouth early Wednesday morning.
The driver became distracted around 6 a.m., drifted off the road and hit a guardrail, according to the Maine State Police.
Firefighters had to extricate the driver who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Traffic was down to one lane on the northbound side of the Maine Turnpike near the Hurricane Road overpass.