A Scarborough couple suffered serious injuries during an accident on Oct. 25 on the Maine Turnpike.

At approximately 11:46 p.m., Maine State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-95 northbound at mile marker 18 in Wells, according to the State Police.

The preliminary investigation shows 43-year-old Cornelius Hegarty III of Salisbury, Massachusetts, was driving his 2013 Toyota Corolla north on I-95 when he crashed into a 2021 Subaru Forester occupied by 62-year-old Carol Funk and 65-year-old Steven Funk of Scarborough.

Both husband and wife were transported to Southern Maine Health Center in Biddeford. Both had broken sternums, Steven said on Nov. 5. He said he also had bleeding on the brain and his wife, Carol had a broken tibia and more. While Steven is out of the hospital, as Nov. 5 he said his wife is at New England Rehab Center and may need an operation in the future.

Hegarty was not injured.

Hegarty was arrested and charged with Operating Under the Influence. He was issued a summons to appear in court at later date. Prior to the crash, a complaint was reported to dispatch about Hegarty allegedly driving erratically.

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