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3 seriously injured after wrong way crash in Portland
Portland Press Herald - Maine Sunday Telegram • • nation
Key Points:
- Three people sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision on Interstate 295 near Tukey’s Bridge in Portland on Saturday night.
- An 88-year-old driver, Ronald Ferguson of Nelson, New Hampshire, mistakenly drove his Subaru Outback into the southbound lanes, causing the wrong-way crash with a southbound Mitsubishi.
- All injured parties were transported to Maine Medical Center for treatment, and two lanes of I-295 were closed for approximately two hours before reopening.
- The incident remains under investigation by Maine State Police, Portland Police, and Portland Fire Department.
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