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Maine State Police say the driver of this 2002 Honda Accord fell asleep and struck a guardrail along Interstate 295 southbound in Bowdoinham shortly before 1 p.m. today. DARCIE MOORE/THE TIMES RECORD
Maine State Police say the driver of this 2002 Honda Accord fell asleep and struck a guardrail along Interstate 295 southbound in Bowdoinham shortly before 1 p.m. today. DARCIE MOORE/THE TIMES RECORD
BOWDOINHAM


State Police officials said a 50-year-old Brunswick man fell asleep Tuesday while traveling south along Interstate 295, veered off the road and struck the guardrail before catching fire. 


DARCIE MOORE/THE TIMES RECORD
DARCIE MOORE/THE TIMES RECORD
The crash occurred about 1 p.m., and snarled traffic as travel was reduced to one lane.


Kenneth Johnson, who was wearing his seatbelt, received only minor injuries when his 2002 Honda peeled back about 50 feet of guardrail before igniting, said Trooper Christopher Rogers.  The fire was doused using portable extinguishers.


Johnson is not expected to be charged, Rogers added.




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