OAKLAND — A motorcyclist from Belgrade was airlifted to a Bangor hospital for care Saturday afternoon, after sustaining a serious head injury when he allegedly drove through a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle in Oakland.

The accident occurred at approximately 2:36 p.m. at a five-way intersection of Main and Water streets in downtown Oakland.

According to Oakland Police Officer Michael Sayers, witnesses said the 55-year-old man was riding a yellow Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Water Street and didn’t stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Main Street, where the motorcycle crashed into the back end of a Honda CRV. According to Sayers, the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The man’s name and personal information were not released as of Sunday afternoon.

He suffered a head injury and was taken to Inland Hospital in Waterville before he was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Sayers said.

A crash reconstruction expert from the Maine State Police who reviewed the scene confirmed that the driver of the motorcycle failed to stop at the stop sign and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, Sayers added.

Beverly Quirion, the driver of the Honda, said she didn’t see the motorcycle before it hit the back passenger-side tire of her car.

“He wasn’t there when I came by, and then bang, he hit me,” Quirion said.

“I hope he’s OK.”


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