The condition of a Portland woman who was critically injured in a head-on crash in Sidney improved to serious at Maine Medical Center on Sunday.

Michelle Naughton, 40, had been in critical condition at the Portland hospital after the crash on Route 27, which occurred about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Naughton was injured when her 2003 Buick Regal crossed the centerline and struck a 2014 Dodge Journey SUV driven by Christopher Blodgett, 35, of Gardiner.

She was flown by medical helicopter from MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta to Maine Med.

Blodgett and a passenger in Naughton’s car received minor injuries in the crash.

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