WOOLWICH — One person was critically injured and three others injured in a four-vehicle crash Monday morning on Route 1 near Taste of Maine in Woolwich.
The crash was reported at 6:50 a.m.
Chief Deputy Brett Strout said a Penske rental truck headed north “appears to have crossed the centerline, hitting a Subaru and then two others behind that vehicle.”
Police had initially stated in a press release that one person was killed in the crash, but later recanted that statement.
In a press release issued Monday afternoon, Strout said 57-year-old Barry Wyman of Woolwich was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland where he was listed in critical condition.
Strout said a Penske cargo van driven by William Young, 55, of Topsham was traveling north on Route 1 when it crossed the centerline and struck a southbound Subaru Forester driven by Wyman. He had to be cut free of the Subaru according to Woolwich Fire Chief Michael Demers.
The van then hit two other Subarus traveling south behind Wyman driven by Dorothy McCarren, 40, of Woolwich and Jacob Schwarz, 38, of Woolwich.
Young, McCarren and Schwarz were all taken to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick where they were treated and released Monday.
Traffic was diverted to Middle Road. Route 1 reopened to traffic shortly after 10 a.m.
Strout said the crash is still under investigation. The sheriff’s office is still trying to determine why the Penske truck crossed the centerline.
Anyone with information about the crash should contact the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office at 207-443-9711.
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