From the desk of Shannon Moss
A Maine Turnpike worker escaped serious injury this morning when a tractor trailer, half loaded with wine, sideswiped a turnpike truck.
This happened on Thursday at 9:45 am at Mile Marker 92 North in Litchfield.
According to The Maine State Police the turnpike truck was parked in the breakdown lane with amber lights flashing. The driver and passenger had exited the vehicle to retrieve construction signs.
The crew was finished picking up trash for the day when the loaded tractor-trailer truck was northbound and drifted into the breakdown lane hitting the rumble strip. The noise alerted the workers who were able to get into the ditch safely. The tractor-trailer sideswiped the pickup and then continued into the ditch where the truck rolled over.
The truck spilled its load of wine in the ditch.
The truck was driven by William Rodney Harrington, 59, from Hartford Conn.
A worker from the Turnpike, Michael Robinson, 43, was hit in the leg from debris flying from the crash. He was treated at the hospital.
Harrington was also treated for minor injuries at the hospital.
Harrington was summonsed for a logbook violation and failure to move over.
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