Augusta woman indicted, arrested in crash that killed 2 MaineDOT workers

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - An Augusta woman has been arrested following a grand jury indictment in connection with a January highway crash in Waterville that left two Maine Department of Transportation workers dead and another injured.

State Police say they arrested Samantha Tupper, 34, around 6:30 a.m. Friday at a residence on Mayflower Road in Augusta.

Tupper was indicted Thursday by a Kennebec County grand jury on two counts of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated driving to endanger, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of aggravated assault.

The charges stem from a crash in January on I-95 in Waterville.

Investigators determined Tupper was driving a minivan when she failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the end of the Kennedy Memorial Drive on-ramp and attempted to merge into the passing lane.

Her minivan was struck by a tractor-trailer, forcing it into an active MaineDOT work zone.

Three highway workers were struck.

James Brown, 60, and Dwayne Campbell, 51, both of Waterville, were killed.

A third MaineDOT employee was injured.

Tupper is being held at the Kennebec County Jail on $50,000 bail pending an initial court appearance.