ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — An unidentified man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into trees off Cadillac Mountain Road on Sunday after passing several cars at a high rate of speed, officials said Monday.
Witnesses reported that the motorcyclist had crossed the road’s center line and passed several cars before returning to the downhill lane and losing control of his vehicle at a curve in the road just above the Bar Harbor overlook at about 4:30 p.m., officials said.
A park ranger on-scene within five minutes reported that the man was alive but unresponsive. Emergency responders called for a LifeFlight helicopter and set a landing zone at an athletic field in downtown Bar Harbor, but the ambulance diverted to Mount Desert Island Hospital, where the man was pronounced dead, officials said.
The man’s name is being withheld pending the notification of his family, officials said. Early news reports indicated that the man was a University of Maine student. Uphill traffic on the road was halted for about 2½ hours by the accident, officials said.
The road’s speed limit is 25 mph.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident. The investigation is continuing.