On Thursday, April 13, 2023, at approximately 10:30 pm, State Police Troopers responded to two crashes in the area of mile marker 36 southbound in Saco. A black Ford Explorer attempted to take the 36 exit at the last minute, cutting off a flatbed tractor-trailer, striking the truck, and sending it into the median. A second tractor-trailer Unit (box trailer) was unable to avoid the truck in the median and crashed into it. Both tractor-trailers caught fire and became a total loss. The driver of the Ford Explorer 50-year-old Fidele Kaderi of Biddeford was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The operators of the tractor-trailer units were both uninjured. The southbound lanes were shut down for approximately 4 hours and re-opened just before 3:00 am Friday. The northbound side was shut down for a short time but reopened quickly. The Saco Fire Department and Scarborough Fire Department worked to extinguish the fire. The Investigation continues and charges may be pending.
Shannon Moss
Public Information Officer
Maine Department of Public Safety