April 2026

On Thursday March 26, Troopers from the Northern Field Troop responded to a domestic violence complaint in Sedgewick. As a result of the investigation, 31-year-old Caleb Heanssler of Deer Isle was located after a search of a wooded area at a residence in Deere Isle. Heanssler was arrested without further incident. 

Heanssler was charged with Domestic Violence Stalking, 4 Counts of Violation of Conditions of Release, Violation of Protection Order and for an outstanding arrest warrant for Domestic Violence Terrorizing. The Maine Warden Service, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and members from the Maine State Police Tactical Team assisted the Northern Field Troop with the investigation and arrest. 

On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 11:36 PM, the Maine State Police received multiple reports of a vehicle stopped in the northbound travel lane of Interstate 95 near mile marker 157 in Newport.

While Troopers were responding to the reports, additional information was received indicating a crash had occurred involving the same vehicle and a tractor-trailer. The preliminary investigation determined that a 2013 Chevrolet Volt, operated by 33-year-old Juan Guallpa of Lempster, New Hampshire, was stationary in the northbound travel lane when it was struck from behind by a 2021 Freightliner. The impact pushed the Chevrolet Volt into the median.

The tractor-trailer also entered the median, where it rolled onto its passenger side and came to rest across both southbound lanes of travel. Guallpa was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer sustained minor injuries and was transported to Sebasticook Valley Hospital for treatment. At this time, it remains unknown why Guallpa’s vehicle was stopped in the travel lane.

Both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down following the crash, and traffic was diverted. The northbound lanes were reopened at approximately 3:00 a.m. Southbound traffic remains reduced to one lane as crews continue working to remove the tractor-trailer. Cleanup and removal efforts are expected to take approximately eight hours.

Anyone with information related to this crash is asked to contact Trooper Joshua Staples at 207-973-3700, extension 9.

On Friday, April 3, 2026, at approximately 7:00 AM, Troopers responded to a crash on Interstate 295 northbound near mile marker 16 in Yarmouth. The initial crash involved a single vehicle that left the roadway and came to rest in the median.

Two passing vehicles stopped on the median shoulder to assist the driver of the crashed vehicle. While those individuals were outside their vehicles, another vehicle traveling northbound struck the two stopped vehicles pushing one of them into the original vehicle in the median. The striking vehicle then became fully engulfed in flames. All individuals involved were able to exit their vehicles safely, and no injuries were reported.

Troopers worked the scene with the Yarmouth Police Department, Yarmouth Fire/Rescue, and the Maine Department of Transportation. The scene was cleared within approximately one hour of the initial 911 call. The crash remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time.

On Friday, April 3, 2026, at approximately 9:07 AM, a Maine Turnpike Authority maintenance employee reported being rear-ended shortly after entering his truck, having just completed roadside debris cleanup on southbound I-95 at mile marker 57 in Cumberland.

Troopers responding to the scene observed a 2023 white Toyota Corolla with significant front-end damage blocking the right lane. The maintenance employee’s green 2020 GMC pickup truck was located in a ditch, suffering extensive rear-end damage. The Toyota was operated by 26-year-old Eric Sullivan of Lewiston.

The preliminary investigation indicates Sullivan may have fallen asleep while traveling in the right lane, veered into the breakdown lane, and collided with the maintenance vehicle, which had its green and amber warning lights activated. The maintenance employee, identified as 61-year-old Robert Brown of Poland, sustained minor injuries, and was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Sullivan was not injured.

Traffic was reduced to one lane for nearly an hour while crews worked to clear the scene. Sullivan was cited for Driving to Endanger and other motor vehicle violations. The crash remains under investigation.

On Friday, April 3, 2026, at approximately 5:02 AM, Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on I-95 at mile marker 220 northbound in Howland.

The 2024 Freightliner box truck was on its side approximately 50 feet off the roadway, into the trees when State Police arrived. The operator, 55-year-old Kwasi Baidu of Bangor was trapped in the cab and extricated by Howland Fire and EMS and was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center with minor injuries.

Speed and snow/rain conditions were likely factors in the crash. Lane two was closed for several hours while the vehicle was removed from the tree line. Howland Fire and EMS and Union Street Towing assisted on scene.