Central Maine Police Officer Involved in Serious Crash on Monday Afternoon

A Maine police officer is recovering following a serious Monday afternoon crash.

According to an article on the WMTW website, Monmouth police Lt. Dana Wessling was driving his 'take-home' police vehicle, a 2022 Ford Interceptor, on Turner Center Road in Turner, when he was hit by an F-150 pickup truck.  The article explains that the truck had reportedly crossed the center line when it was rounding a curve

After being extracted from his vehicle, Wessling had to be transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland by helicopter.

The crash reportedly happened at about 4:30 p.m., just after Wessling had picked his 7-year-old son up from daycare.  The child was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle as a precautionary measure.

The driver of the other vehicle, 41-year-old Sean McNeil, of Minot, and his passenger, a 47-year-old woman from Turner, were transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.  Their injuries were said to be serious, but not life-threatening.

We hope that everyone involved makes a quick recovery.

If the name Wessling sounds familiar it may be because he was credited with saving a woman lost in a snowstorm.  That incident happened in February of 2020 and you can read about it HERE.

The town of Monmouth, Maine, sits in picturesque Kennebec County.  As of the 2020 census the town had a population of just over 4,000 people.  One of the most notable features of the town is Cumston Hall, a performance space that was built between 1899 and 1900.  In addition to hosting the town's library, the hall serves as the performance space for the Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth Community Players.