August 18th, 2020 by WCBC Radio
Troopers from the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack are currently investigating a personal injury motor vehicle collision on eastbound I-68 east of Hillcrest Drive, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD. The incident occurred this morning (8/18/2020) at approximately 5:20 am. When a tractor and trailer was traveling eastbound on I-68 east of Hillcrest Drive stuck the center concrete jersey wall causing it to overturned. The driver of the vehicle was ejected. The driver has been transported to Western MD UPMC with serious injuries.
UPDATE: As of 1220 hours, the tractor and trailer has been removed and SHA personnel are clearing the roadway. The driver and sole occupant has been identified as Mouhamed M. Sene (29 YOA from Columbus, OH). Sene was determined to be at fault for the incident. Sene was transporting general freight to Pennsylvania. The main lanes of the interstate were closed for approximately 7 hours during the incident.
August 18, 2020 at 6:07 am, DPM said:
Damn I-68 is nothing more than a tractor-trailer demolition derby every DAMN day. How many innocent people have to die before our TAXPAYER funded police start cracking down on these threats to our LIVES?? Funny how thousands of police can show up to beat up little girls at PEACEFUL protests though.
August 18, 2020 at 6:57 am, CAE said:
Hey DPM, although I agree with you about the tractor trailers on I68, your assessment of our police officers is way off course. How can you call rioting and looting a peaceful protest. Wake up and wipe the dirt from your eyes and see the real world. Not the fake world that main stream media portray s.You better hope the police are available when the “peaceful protesters” come to your house. Back The Blue!
August 18, 2020 at 8:51 am, Dan said:
> DPM probably isn’t a taxpayer.
August 19, 2020 at 6:51 am, DPM said:
> I stated “PEACEFUL protests” to separate from looters, etc. Please learn some reading comprehension. Despite what Fox News brainwashes you into believing, no one cheers for looting, burning etc.
August 18, 2020 at 7:14 am, Dan said:
DPM there are no words to describe the stupidity in your comment. It proves liberalism is a mental disorder. I think you should move to Portland with your own kind. In fact, I’ll pay for you to move.
August 18, 2020 at 10:17 am, Bob said:
> There may be no exact words but Cumberland native comes pretty close. The worst of both worlds; the backwardness of Appalachia and the derangement of Portland.
August 18, 2020 at 7:37 am, Dan said:
Ignorance is bliss DPM and you’re full of it. You have no idea if this truck driver fell sleep yet you’re willing to blame the police who you think should be focusing more on speeders than crime.
August 19, 2020 at 6:48 am, DPM said:
> Speeding is a crime, clueless.
August 18, 2020 at 7:57 am, Makayla said:
Maybe if the police would actually monitor the damn roads and enforce the speed limit of these tractor trailer drivers who think they can do whatever they please. This is absolutely ridiculous.
August 18, 2020 at 8:46 am, Dan said:
> So crime is less important than traffic laws?
August 18, 2020 at 8:49 am, Dan said:
Why do people like you even speak without knowing the facts? Why do you assume the professional tractor trailer driver is at fault? Ignorance runs rampant on this website.
August 19, 2020 at 10:19 am, DPM said:
> Maybe this headline clued us in, moron- “driver deemed at fault ” hahahaha
August 18, 2020 at 8:38 am, mac said:
I can solve two problems at the same time.
Shut down I-68 permanently from Willowbrook Road to LaVale. Reroute all traffic along National Highway to pick up I-68 just past LaVale and just past downtown.
Now there are no more accidents through Cumberland AND the lack of parking downtown will be solved as the Highway can be used for free parking throughout the city..
August 18, 2020 at 8:38 am, Dd said:
well makayla let me enlighten u about tractor trailer drivers ..first off if it wasnt for the trucks u bitch about u wouldn’t have the soap the food the anything u want cause wake up a truck brought that to the store or the package to ur house for u to enjoy so before u put them down educate urself on the life of one before u claim they all do what they want..that statement is so stupid. My husband has drove 20 years plus np accidents on haystack or injuries to anyone. These new drivers come right outta driving school onto the road no experience and thats a dangerous thing sometimes. If u don’t know our area they don’t know to gear down after the scale house in finzel and start down the mountain riding the brakes educate urself before u speak.
August 18, 2020 at 8:48 am, Dan said:
> Well said ma’am. Much respect to your husband, its a dangerous job and I couldn’t do it.
August 18, 2020 at 11:24 am, Mark said:
> What, they cant read ALL OF The Signs, coming down from Frostburg. For 40 years I’ve traveled that route and seldom seen ANY trucker going 45 MPH (from Clarysville bridge down). Usually going 65 -70 MPH (local or not), but I understand the need for truckers, AND the need for better enforcement – all at the same time.
August 18, 2020 at 9:26 am, Brian said:
It’s always automatically the truck driver’s fault in all of these accidents. It could never be the actions of somebody driving a car or a deer running out in front of him. I guess none of you have ever seen anybody do something stupid driving a car and you didn’t have 80,000 pounds to try to maneuver to avoid it.
August 18, 2020 at 10:45 am, mac said:
> I agree about stupid drivers but concerning the deer in front of you, I learned a long time ago that the best thing to do is hit the deer. You may have a lot of damage but it’s better to slow down and pull off the road rather than try to swerve to avoid hitting it and then placing all cars in danger.
August 18, 2020 at 11:48 am, Dan said:
> Wow, mac and I agree on something.
August 18, 2020 at 2:59 pm, mac said:
> Even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while.
August 18, 2020 at 5:54 pm, hollywood said:
Whoa Mac ! It wasn’t that bad.
August 18, 2020 at 12:28 pm, jim said:
All trucks will be self driving in 5 years. No more i68 accidents. Many truck drivers out of jobs though.
August 18, 2020 at 6:06 pm, hollywood said:
I feel safer already, reminds of that Zager & Evans song.
August 18, 2020 at 1:39 pm, Jm said:
as Far as the tractor and trailers are concerned they do drive entirely too fast above & beyond the speed limit there have been cases where they have side swiped vehicles & not stopped and local police do nothing if I read correctly driver was ejected as he was not wearing a seat belt
August 18, 2020 at 5:27 pm, Beth said:
When people can’t even agree about highway safety, there is a serious problem. I’d like to think that conservatives and liberals both want to make it safely to their destinations. All of this name calling and making nasty statements isn’t going to help that at all. And in the spirit of human kindness, prayers to the injured individual (regardless of whether or not he was at fault). Thanks to the police who work hard. Thanks also to the hard working truck drivers. I’m not God and it’s not my job to place blame and/or judgement on others.
August 18, 2020 at 9:06 pm, Brandon said:
This comment section lit tho
August 19, 2020 at 8:40 am, Karen Kimbro said:
Please people the young man is my granddaughters father. I’m reading the thread and all that you have bitched about is police, riots, and traffic! Let’s have some empathy that he pulls through so my granddaughter will have her father!
August 19, 2020 at 12:20 pm, Bob said:
> We notice that you failed to refer to him as your son-in-law.
August 19, 2020 at 3:36 pm, hollywood said:
Eve Arden or Kay Ballard ?
August 19, 2020 at 4:51 pm, Karen Kimbro said:
He is my daughters ex-husband. But as far as I’m concerned he is family.