Last updated on March 27th, 2026 at 11:29 am
LEWISTON – A civil lawsuit has been filed against Sean McNeil, 42, of Minot, in Androscoggin Superior Court for injuries he caused in a drunk driving crash that occurred on January 6, 2025. The crash occurred at proximately 4:49 pm when a 2017 Ford pickup truck, driven by McNeil, crossed the center line of Turner Center Road in Turner and crashed head-on into a marked Town of Monmouth Police cruiser driven by Monmouth Police Lieutenant Dana Wessling. Lieutenant Wessling was seriously injured in the crash and was life-flighted from the scene to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Wessling was driving home after picking up his 7-year-old son from day care.
At the time of the crash McNeil’s blood-alcohol level was .24%, three times the legal limit.
In April 2025, McNeil was indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury on multiple counts of aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and driving to endanger, as well as aggravated criminal driving while intoxicated and criminal speeding.
McNeil pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Aggravated Criminal Operating Under the Influence, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon, Reckless Conduct, and Criminal Speeding.
Additional civil claims were filed against Jamie Brennan for providing alcohol to Sean McNeil after he was legally intoxicated and Denise McNeil for willfully ignoring and enabling the
consumption of alcohol by Sean McNeil, who is alleged to have a known substance abuse problem. It is further alleged that Jamie Brennan provided and actively encouraged the consumption of liquor to a drunk Sean McNeil before he left the house of Denise McNeil in his pick-up truck shortly before the crash.
The attorney who filed the civil lawsuit, Sheldon J. Tepler, Esq. of Hardy Wolf & Downing, Lewiston, commented, “The terrible injuries suffered by Dana Wessling continue to haunt the victim and his family and caused permanent and irreparable damage to these wonderful people. This civil lawsuit is to hold responsible those who caused this permanent harm.”
For additional information, please contact Christian Lewis at the law firm of Hardy Wolf & Downing, 207-705-6704.
See the full article in the Sun Journal here.
