Overview
- James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, both of Waterville, were pronounced dead at the scene after being thrown over a bridge onto Kennedy Memorial Drive.
- A third MaineDOT worker was hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening and is expected to survive.
- The minivan driver was identified as Samantha Tupper, 34, of Augusta; she was hospitalized, her two young children were uninjured, and the tractor-trailer driver was not hurt.
- The work area was marked with cones and a posted stop sign at the southbound Kennedy Memorial Drive on-ramp for bridge construction, according to state police.
- All southbound I-95 lanes and parts of Kennedy Memorial Drive closed for hours for a reconstruction investigation, one lane later reopened, and officials said the probe continues with no charges announced as the governor and MaineDOT’s acting commissioner publicly mourned the loss and urged caution around road crews.