One Woman Died & One Injured in Tractor-Trailer Crash in Maine

One woman died and another woman was injured Monday night after a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on I-95 in Saco.

One Woman Died in Crash and One Woman Injured in Maine

The Maine State Police said 53-year-old Deirdre Winberg from West Bath was driving a Volvo S40 sedan around 7:17 pm when she “rear-ended a Jeep Compass driven by  33-year-old Alicia Preston of Portland."

Tractor-Trailer Collided with Two Vehicles

The Volvo spun out of control and stopped “in the middle of the three lanes directly in front of a tractor-trailer truck resulting in a significant crash between those two vehicles,” said police.

Tractor-Trailer Crashes in Guardrail

The tractor-trailer, driven by 36-year-old Norvel Jackson of Fairburn, Georgia, “ended up through the median guardrail.”

Woman Died from Injuries

Winberg was critically injured. She was taken to Maine Medical Center where she died of her injuries, said Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer, Maine Department of Public Safety.

Woman Injured and Taken to the Hospital

Preston had non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Maine Medical Center. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured.

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Crash under Investigation

Three lanes of the Interstate were closed for several hours. Troopers kept the northbound lanes moving for traffic. The crash is under investigation.

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