We now have more information about the early Friday morning closure of I-95 Exit 132 in Fairfield, Maine.
According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, a man from Fairfield died after being struck by a tractor-trailer.
According to the press release, at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, the Bangor Regional Communications Center received a call reporting that a tractor-trailer had struck a pedestrian attempting to cross the off-ramp on the southbound side of exit 132 in Fairfield.
When troopers arrived, they discovered that 49-year-old Fairfield resident Mark Michaud had been killed when struck by the rig.
A 19-year-old man from Milford, Maine drove the truck.
The press release goes on to say that:
The Maine State Police Accident Reconstruction Team analyzed the scene, while the Maine State Police Commercial Motor Vehicle unit conducted an inspected the tractor-trailer unit. Troop I troopers will continue to investigate the crash.
We’re told that the ramp, which had been closed for several hours during the investigation, has reopened.
Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this tragedy.