Oklahoman killed when wrong-way driver causes head-on collision on busy holiday in Maine
An Oklahoma man was killed and his wife critically injured in a head-on collision on a Maine highway Monday.
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — An Oklahoma man was killed and his wife critically injured in a head-on collision on a Maine highway Monday.
Busy holiday traffic came to a standstill for hours on Interstate 295 when a local resident entered the highway about 10 a.m. traveling south in the northbound lanes, causing a head-on collision, Maine state police said.
The collision happened near Falmouth, a few miles north of Portland.
The highway was closed for about three hours on Memorial Day.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The Oklahoma man's wife was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.