By Ted Cohen Maine Wire
A son of a Maine DOT worker who plunged to his death after being hit by a car has begun a fundraising campaign for the family.
Tyler Brown of Waterville is the son of James Brown, 60, who along with Tyler’s stepbrother Dwayne Campbell, 51, died in the tragic accident.
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The two were working at a Waterville road project January 13th when they were hit by a minivan driven by Samantha Tupper of Augusta, police said.
Tupper, 34, reportedly failed to stop as required at the marked construction zone before jumping on to I-95 trying to merge into traffic.
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As Tupper did so, her vehicle was hit by a tractor trailer, pushing it into the two workers.
They fell from a bridge and died.
“I normally would never ever ask for help, but with the unknown future and how to cover everything that's coming our way, I would like to raise money to help with the costs for my family and Dwayne's family as well,” Tyler says in the GoFundMe message.
“It would be greatly appreciated,” he added. “Thank you all for your heartfelt condolences.”
The fundraiser set a goal of $6,000.
Go fund me for DOT workers:
"As many of you know and have heard of the tragic accident and loss of my father, James Brown, and my stepbrother, Dwayne Campbell, on 1/13/26... I normally would never ever ask for help, but with the unknown future and how to cover everything that's coming our way, I would like to raise money to help with the costs for my family and Dwayne's family as well. Please don't feel the need to, but it would still be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your heartfelt condolences." - Tyler Brown
