A Maine man was injured Monday night after he flipped his car when he was trying to light a cigarette while driving, investigators said.
Maine State Police said they responded to reports of a crash on Route 161 in Woodland around 8 p.m.
The investigation showed Ryan Lowell, 29, of Limestone, had been headed south on Route 161 when he lost control of his truck.
State police said he was trying to light a cigarette when he dropped his lighter and became distracted while trying to locate it.
He swerved into the northbound lane, overcorrected, and then drove off a steep embankment. The truck then flipped over, crashed through several trees and came to a rest on its roof in a field.
Lowell was taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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