Maine State Police have responded to multiple reports of vehicles off the road and motor vehicle crashes throughout Aroostook County over the last two days due to slippery roads and white-out conditions.
State Police are encouraging motorists to drive with extreme caution and stay off the roads unless travel is required.
Michael Callery, 44, of Grafton, Mass., was operating a 2007 International tractor-trailer unit, northbound on U.S. Route 1 in Bridgewater. Callery lost control on the icy road going up the hill and jack knifed the trailer truck. The tractor trailer unit blocked the entire roadway and caused another truck and trailer from Missouri to drive off the roadway. Route 1 was shut down for nearly two hours as two wreckers worked to clear the roadway.
DOT and Border Patrol assisted at the scene with traffic control. No one was injured in the crash. Significant damage was sustained to the passenger sleeper portion of the tractor. Trooper Shawn Whalen, Sgt. Brian Harris and Sgt. Josh Haines covered the crashes.
