Authorities Investigate Deadly Crash In Ellsworth That Took Place Wednesday
A Winter Harbor man is dead after the vehicle he was driving struck a Trooper in Ellsworth earlier this week.
Maine Department of Public Safety spokeswoman, Shannon Moss, says the incident took place just after 7:30 Wednesday evening.
"Trooper Ryan Murry was parked, in his marked State Police cruiser, off the road in a gravel turnout off Route 180 in Ellsworth when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle. The initial investigation indicates that 43-year-old Jonathan Wood of Winter Harbor was traveling south on Route 180 in a 2008 Toyota Sienna when his vehicle crossed the roadway and then traveled into the dirt turnout striking Trooper Murry’s cruiser. Wood’s van rolled over and he was ejected from the vehicle. "
Moss says Wood suffered injuries after being ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene.
The trooper Wood struck suffered minor injuries. Moss says both Ellsworth PD and Fire responded to the scene of the crash.
The Maine State Police reconstruction team and state investigators are looking into the incident.
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