Maine State Police Investigating Fatal Crash On I-295

According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety's Shannon Moss, a 78-year-old Freeport man died Wednesday evening after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport that investigators believe may have been caused by a medical emergency.

According to the Maine State Police, the crash happened around 6:47 p.m. on Aug. 5 in the northbound median near mile marker 18.

Investigators say Edmund Goodman was riding a 2016 Indian Springfield motorcycle northbound when he left the roadway and entered the grass-covered median. The motorcycle then struck the raised edge of a crossover, causing it to overturn multiple times and eject Goodman.

Several passing motorists with medical training stopped immediately to provide aid, but Goodman died at the scene from injuries he suffered in the crash.

The preliminary investigation indicates Goodman likely experienced a medical event just before his motorcycle left the roadway.  Police said no other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The left northbound lane of Interstate 295 remained closed for several hours as troopers documented the scene and crews removed the motorcycle.

The Maine State Police were assisted by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office, Yarmouth Fire and Rescue, the Maine Department of Transportation, and Copp Motors.

The crash remains under investigation.