Lewiston, Maine – 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.” 

CASE INFORMATION

Androscoggin Superior Court
Dana Wessling and Amanda Wessling vs. Sean McNeil, et. al.
Case No. ANDSC-CIV-2025-00198