Police say a Tenants Harbor man who was ejected from a vehicle in a crash under the Bath Viaduct Tuesday afternoon has died.

At approximately 1:18 p.m., Bath police responded to the report of a serious crash at the intersection of Middle Street and the Leeman Highway southbound on-ramp to Route 1. 

When police arrived minutes later, they found Sheldon Curtis, 31, of Tenants Harbor had sustained massive head injuries. He was later pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center in Portland, approximately an hour after the collision. 

Police say the accident occured when a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Travis Robbins, 28, of Rockland, allegedly failed to heed a stop sign at the Route 1 off-ramp where it was attempting to turn left onto Middle Street.

The Cherokee was struck by a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling south on the Route 1 on-ramp from downtown. 

Another of the Jeep’s passengers, William H. Gerrish II, 63, of Old Orchard Beach, sustained injuries and was taken to Maine Medical Center where he remains in serious condition.

Robbins and the GMC’s driver, Brian S. Trainor, 48, of Canton, Massachuessetts, sustained minor injuries and were transported to Mid Coast Hospital.

Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary said it is uncertain whether anyone will be charged as the crash is still under investigation.

According to the press released issued by Bath police today, it appears none of the four men involved in the accident were wearing seatbelts.

“Although it is impossible to say with complete certainty that the use of a seatbelt would have saved Mr. Curtis, we believe his chances of survival would have been increased dramatically if he was wearing one,” Savary said. “We can’t stress enough that all motorists — drivers and passengers — should always wear their seatbelts. They most definitely save live and it’s the law.”

The approach to the highway and a portion of Middle Street were closed for approximately three hours Tuesday while police investigated and conducted a crash reconstruction.

dmoore@timesrecord.com