One driver hurt in Westport Island two-vehicle crash
Emergency workers work at the scene of a late-day two-vehicle crash Sept. 14 on Westport Island. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Westport Island firefighters and a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy were among those who responded to a Sept. 14 accident on Westport Island’s Route 144. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Emergency workers work at the scene of a late-day two-vehicle crash Sept. 14 on Westport Island. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
Westport Island firefighters and a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy were among those who responded to a Sept. 14 accident on Westport Island’s Route 144. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
One person was hurt and several agencies responded Sept. 14 when two vehicles crashed on Westport Island’s Route 144, near Ridge Road. The driver of a southbound, 2002 Mercury Villager van allegedly lost control of the van, which then entered the northbound lane and collided with a northbound, 2002 Hyundai, Lincoln County sheriff’s officials said.
The accident happened shortly before 5 p.m., briefly slowing traffic in both directions.
The woman driving the northbound car was taken to an area hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Dennison said at the scene. Sheriff’s Sgt. Alan Shea later identified her as Heather Willebeek-LeMair, 36, of Westport Island. The other driver, later identified as Gage Wahlstrom, 21, also of Westport Island, received a summons for failure to maintain control of a vehicle, Dennison said.
In addition to the sheriff’s office, Wiscasset police came to the scene, as well as the Westport Island Fire Department and Wiscasset Ambulance Service.
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