On Monday, December 8, 2025, at approximately 3:14 PM, Troop G Troopers responded to a fatal crash on the Maine Turnpike at Mile 5 southbound in York. The preliminary investigation indicates a 2022 Western Star tractor-trailer was stopped with a mechanical malfunction in the breakdown lane. The operator of the tractor-trailer had placed reflective warning triangles in the breakdown lane as required.
While the tractor trailer was stopped, a 2014 Toyota sedan, operated by 81-year-old Janice Goldsmith of Needham, Massachusetts, struck the rear of the tractor-trailer. Goldsmith was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Traffic on the southbound side of the Turnpike was reduced to one lane for approximately three hours while Troopers and first responders worked the scene and then limited to two lanes for an additional two hours. Maine State Police would like to thank all assisting agencies for their support and response.
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