MSP Investigating Fatal Crash on Turnpike

On Monday, July 1, 2024, at approximately 11:30 AM Maine State Police responded to a crash on Interstate 95 on the Gray/Cumberland line. The initial investigation indicates that a 2021 GMC Sierra towing a camper trailer was traveling northbound when the driver’s side rear tire of the GMC Sierra (not the trailer) became dislodged. The tire traveled over the median guardrail striking a 2018 Mercedes sedan that was traveling southbound on I-95. The driver of the Mercedes, 49-year-old Justin Nsenga of Old Orchard Beach was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the GMC Sierra, 43-year-old Jean-Francois Chartrand of Saint-Hubert, Quebec and his four passengers were not injured. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Augusta Regional Communications Center at 207. 624.7076 and ask to speak with Trooper Tom Welch.

While this crash was being investigated, a secondary crash happened southbound on I-95 when a motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Tiffany Bowden of South Paris lost control in the slowing traffic and skidded before coming to rest in the roadway.  Bowden was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crashes are being investigated by Maine State Police Troop G and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit (CVEU).