another case of a pedustrian on the wrong side od the road. I have not heard of anyone being hit by a car while looking at oncomeing traffic. I believe there is a law for that.

i know it was nobodys fault,but i have been in this drivers predicament before. i have come upon skiers right in the middle of the road & luckily had enough time to pull around them. i believe that with all the money spent on mwsc buildings & landscape that they should have a place to do there roller skiing instead of sharing the road with vehicles.we already have to share the road with horses & bikes already.

FYI, if this happened on the North Caribou Road, it is quite narrow and twisty. No real shoulders. Not a good choice of roads to be doing this at alll---ESPECIALLY at dusk.

We should have side walk / shoulders on all maine roads.

Such a tragedy on both sides.

knowitall - guess your name isn't accurate. the police said he was on the correct side of the road. best to wait for the investigation to finish to come to any conclusions.

I see these roller-skiiers all the time on Caribou Rd in Fort Kent. I have to cross over the double line in order to avoid them. They take up half a lane to do their thing. I wonder why they don't use the power line trails rather than the road. Same thing goes for bicyclysts. Don't they realize they are taking their lives in their own hands when they use 2 lane hi-speed hi-ways to practice their sports?

evasmith - knowitall is correct when speaking of a pedestrian, or a walker... Though since this young man was on wheels (ski trainers), he may in fact fall under the vehicle travel lane law, like a bicycle. If you are on foot, you are to walk/run toward traffic in order to see and attempt to avoid oncomming vehicles.

North Caribou road is windy, and narrow... it is a dangerous road. There have been 3 accidents on that route in the past 2 weeks.

I wish the best for both families... it must be an awful loss for the parents of the victim; as well as an incredible burden on the young man who was driving the vehicle.

This is such a sad loss. Condolences to the family and to the staff of MWSC. MWSC has brought so much to N Maine, and the athletes I have encountered have all been classy. Thoughts and prayers....:(

Sad, but I wonder if he was wearing a bright, reflective vest. These cost very little considering the cost of not wearing them as I see so many bikers and runners doing. I've seen runners actually wearing black or camo while running. I also wish that facts like that would be reported on. It is the same with seat belts, they very seldom mention the pertinant facts in these stories.

So very sad and a tragic loss. My heart goes out to all involved and touched by this accident. I, too, have come across people training for one sport or another on the "backroads" and was taken by surprise to see them, even though I was following the speed limit and they were in the correct path. The roads are way too small and cars go too fast, even at speed limit, to be any match for a human body. Please consider marking area, such as those who do work construction, to let drivers know of the unexpected activity on the road. Too many of our roads have hills and curves that don't allow much time to brake. Just the sudden sight of something or someone in the road can lead to a reflexive reaction. Again , what a sad story. We need to come up with a better way to share the roads.

my prayers go out to the family of this young man.What a tragic accident.

This is indeed a tragedy for both sides. However, it is interesting that everyone is so quick to comment on the victim and not the driver. It takes two for an accident to happen, and the driver was obviously not paying enough attention. What a shame that all people can say is how rollerskiers are always in the middle of the road...as if they are asking for this to happen. Shame on you-this is simply a tragedy-avoidable by both parties.