Maine DOT Worker Seriously Hurt in an I-95 Chain-Reaction Crash

Maine State Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that caused a construction barrel to hit a Maine DOT worker, causing serious injury.

Maine Department of Transportation Worker Seriously Hurt in Pittsfield Crash

Richard Smart, 56, of Westfield, was working at a construction site on I-95 in Pittsfield when the crash happened.

He was transported to the Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Maine State Police Say a DOT Worker Seriously Hurt When Hit by a Construction Barrel

The Bangor Regional Communications Center learned of the crash at approximately 8:17 am on Wednesday.

Troopers responded to I-95 in Pittsfield near mile marker 150 on the northbound side, where road construction allowed a single lane of traffic.

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An investigation into the crash indicates a silver pickup truck hauling a black dump trailer struck a concrete Jersey barrier on the right side of the roadway and an orange construction barrel.

The barrel was propelled into Westfield, as he worked unloading Jersey barriers with other workers.

Maine State Police Seek Info About a Pickup Truck Driver Who Caused an I-95 Crash

Officials say the pickup truck continued northbound without stopping.

Investigators believe the male driver knew about the crash but kept driving.

Witnesses told police the driver allegedly turned around as the crash happened, before speeding away.

Maine State Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the incident to call the Bangor Regional Communications Center at 207-973-3700, extension 9, and ask for Trooper Klayton Peckham.

We'll update this story as more details become available.