NEWPORT, Maine (WGME) – Police say a New Hampshire man was killed in a crash involving a stopped vehicle and a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Newport.
Maine State Police say they got reports about a Chevrolet Volt stopped in the travel lane of I-95 in Newport around 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday.
While troopers were responding to the scene, the Chevrolet Volt was hit by a tractor-trailer.
Troopers say the car driven by 33-year-old Juan Guallpa of Lempster, New Hampshire, had been stopped in the northbound travel lane when it was rear-ended by a Freightliner tractor-trailer.
The impact pushed the car into the median. The tractor-trailer also went into median, where it rolled onto its passenger side and came to rest across both southbound lanes.
Guallpa died at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer suffered minor injuries and was taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital for treatment.
At this time, troopers say it remains unknown why Guallpa’s vehicle was stopped in the travel lane.
Anyone with information related to this crash is asked to contact Maine State Trooper Joshua Staples at (2070 973-3700, extension 9.