DATE: Monday, April 14, 2014
STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Lt. Roderick Charette
CONTACT #: 667-3722
CASE #: SP14-030643
TROOPER: Chris Smith
TROOP: J
INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME:
LOCATION: Route 1 Hancock
NATURE: Motorcycle Crash with Injury
OPERATOR 1: Roger Chipman
AGE: 59
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Birch Harbor, Maine
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: 2007 Suzuki Motorcycle
ALCOHOL/DRUG INVOLVED (Y/N/UNK): No
SPEED INVOLVED (Y/N): No
SEAT BELT/HELMET WORN (Y/N): No
OPERATOR 2:
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SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
Roger Chipman, 59 years old, of Birch Harbor, ME was driving a red 2007 Suzuki motorcycle and traveling north on Route 1 in Hancock a short distance before the Washington Junction Road. Roger was negotiating a sweeping corner and lost control. Roger’s motorcycle crashed into a guardrail and Roger was ejected down over an embankment. Roger sustained serious injuries and he was transported to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth. He was later transported by Life flight to Eastern Maine Medical Center. There are no indications that speed or alcohol were contributing factors at this time.
Maine State Police Sergeant Alden Bustard, Trooper Cliff Peterson, and Trooper Chris Smith investigated the crash.
INCIDENT PHOTO (Y/N): Yes – BDN Photo
COURT ACTION (Y/N):
