A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck early Saturday afternoon on Route 26 in Gray.
Bruce Smith, 56, of Standish was riding a 2011 Can-Am Spyder when he failed to stop at a stop sign and ran into the side of a Ford F-350, driven by Ryan Glidden, 37, of Gray, according to Sgt. Marc Marion with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Smith was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene, despite efforts by witnesses to administer CPR, Marion said.
“We don’t believe that speed or alcohol were factors,” he said.
Glidden was not harmed.
Marion said traffic was tied up for several hours as investigators worked to reconstruct the accident. He said Glidden and several other witnesses told police that it appeared Smith did not stop at the intersection of Route 26 and Game Farm Road and ran directly into the driver’s side of Glidden’s truck.
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