A 42-year-old van driver was seriously injured in a rollover accident in Sydney on Friday after he fell asleep at the wheel, hit a tree and overturned.
Driver fell asleep at the wheel
Ashley Peters of Ellsworth was taken to Maine General Hospital in Augusta with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Truck drives erratically on the interstate in Maine
Maine State Police said they received reports of a box truck driving erratically on I-95 around 3 p.m.
Maine State Police
Truck crashes on I-95
According to WABI News, police officers were on their way to intercept the vehicle when the truck crashed.
No seat belt fastened
Peters was not wearing a seatbelt. The investigation is ongoing.
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