Fatal MV Crash - Perham

DATE: Thursday, May 07, 2015

STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
MAINE STATE POLICE

PRESS RELEASE
PREPARED BY: Trooper Chuck Michaud
CONTACT #: 532-5400    

CASE #: SP15-037008
TROOPER: Travis Luce
TROOP: F

INCIDENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: 5/6/2015 2200 Hours
LOCATION: High Meadow Road, Perham
NATURE: Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash

OPERATOR 1: Mark Skidgel
AGE: 40
TOWN, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Perham, ME
VEHICLE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: 1998 Dodge Dakota
SEAT BELT/HELMET WORN (Y/N): No Seatbelt

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 6 at approximately 1000 PM State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on the High Meadow Road in Perham. A passing motorist reported that a pick-up truck had crashed, and it appeared that the operator was deceased. Caribou Fire/Ambulance responded and confirmed that the male operator was in fact deceased. Investigation disclosed that 40 year old Mark Skidgel of Perham had been traveling East on High Meadow Road when his 1998 Dodge Dakota drifted off the roadway, struck a culvert, rolled over, and then came to rest on its side. Mr. Skidgel was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the vehicle. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined and remains under investigation. Trooper Travis Luce is the lead investigator and was assisted at the scene by Troopers Hafford, Stoutamyer, and Michaud.

ASSISTING AGENCIES: Caribou Fire/Ambulance
INCIDENT PHOTO (Y/N): Yes