MONMOUTH – A middle school art teacher and her 4-year-old son were hospitalized Tuesday with injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Route 202.

Christine Edgecomb-Mudgett, 30, of Sidney was being treated for facial and leg injuries at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was taken to the hospital by LifeFlight helicopter after emergency crews spent nearly a half hour extricating her from her mangled car.

Ethan Mudgett, her son, was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with pelvic injuries, Monmouth police said. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Police said Edgecomb-Mudgett was driving east on Route 202 about 3:30 p.m. when a second vehicle turned in front of her. That truck was driven by 19-year-old Derek Farrington-Burgess, of Manchester, police said.

Farrington-Burgess was driving his GMC Jimmy west on Route 202 and was making a left turn onto Route 132 when he pulled in front of Edgecomb-Mudgett’s Chevrolet Celebrity, police said. Investigators believe Farrington-Burgess may have been partially blinded by the glare of the sun.

The cars collided in the intersection, forcing police to close off a section of Route 202 as emergency crews made their way to the scene. Edgecomb-Mudgett was trapped in her car for roughly 25 minutes while Monmouth firefighters ripped into the vehicle.

Police and paramedics were initially concerned that Edgecomb-Mudgett had suffered an injury to her throat, preventing her from breathing well. Crews called for the Lewiston-based LifeFlight helicopter, which landed nearby.

Meanwhile, her son was in the back seat of the car, secured in a child safety seat, police said. He was taken by Monmouth rescue to the Portland hospital.

“It was pretty intense for a little while there,” said Monmouth police Officer James Phillips, who was investigating the wreck.

Farrington-Burgess was examined for possible injuries at the scene of the wreck, as was his passenger, 28-year-old Dana Chase, of Monmouth. Neither of the men required hospital treatment.

Edgecomb-Mudgett and her son each remained hospitalized Tuesday night. At the time of the accident, she was leaving Monmouth after teaching at the middle school earlier in the day.