Fairfield Man Killed in Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-95 Off-Ramp
A man lost his life early Friday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer while attempting to cross an off-ramp of Interstate 95 in Fairfield.
According to Lt. Aaron Turcotte, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Safety, dispatchers received a call at approximately 3:37 a.m. about a pedestrian being hit by a tractor-trailer near mile marker 132 in Fairfield.
State police troopers arrived at the scene and identified the victim as 49-year-old Mark Michaud, a Fairfield resident. Michaud had reportedly attempted to cross the I-95 off-ramp at Exit 132 when the incident occurred. The tractor-trailer involved was driven by a 19-year-old man from Milford.
While the exit ramp was initially closed, it has since been reopened as Maine State Police conducted an investigation, supported by an accident reconstruction team. The state police’s commercial motor vehicle unit also examined the tractor-trailer.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
