[Update 3:15 PM] WILTON – A New Hampshire man was killed this morning, after police say his motorcycle struck a vehicle on the McCrillis Corner Road.
According to Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox, the deceased man is John Marden, 29 of Franklin, N.H. Marden was operating a 2015 Yamaha FZ6R motorcycle, heading south on Route 133 when the crash occurred. The motorcycle struck a 2002 Jeep Wrangler operated by Phillip St. Germain, 54 of Chesterville. The vehicle had been westbound on McCrillis Corner Road, crossing Route 133.
Marden was wearing a helmet when the crash occurred. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
WPD, Wilton Fire & Rescue and NorthStar EMS responded to the report of the crash at 11:07 a.m. Chesterville and Jay Fire Department personnel assisted by blocking access to surrounding roads, with Jay police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel also assisting at the scene.
Maine State Police assisted the Wilton department with forensic mapping and accident reconstruction, Wilcox said. The investigation is being led by WPD Officer Ethan Kyes.
Both operators were alone in their respective vehicles and both had active licenses. St. Germain was reportedly uninjured in the crash.
The surrounding roads reopened just after 2 p.m.
Wilcox said that police are “very interested” in speaking with anyone who may have witnessed the crash or been in the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kyes or the WPD at 778-6140.
[Update 2:11 PM: The surround roads are no longer blocked]
WILTON – A serious motorcycle crash has closed off McCrillis Corner Road and a section of Route 133 this afternoon, with a number of local first responder agencies on the scene.
The crash appeared to have resulted in a fatality.
The crash was reported just after 11 a.m. Friday morning, with Wilton, Chesterville and Jay Fire Department personnel blocking off roads leading to the intersection of McCrillis Corner Road and Route 133. Wilton Police Department and NorthStar EMS are also at the scene, and the roads have remained blocked as of 1 p.m. this afternoon.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
It sounds like they need to close McCrillis Corner Road permanently so it will stop the accidents on this road. I travel this road several times a day and I am scared to death to pass through this intersection. There has been at least 6 accidents in the recent months. Will the town of Wilton please consider doing something about this intersection… stop lights? Close the road? What do we have to do to get this taken care of?? Sorry to the family who lost their loved one.
Look twice and look again, our Lives depends on it.
Maybe, just maybe, it’s time for flashing lights there to make drivers double check their surroundings in the vicinity of that intersection.
Sad for the employees of the Farmington McDonald’s. John was a great manager!
Accidents happen. It is not the intersection’s fault nor the responsibility of Wilton to close every road where a tragedy occurs. In today’s society it seems every action demands an immediate kneejerk reaction that will solve the world’s problems forever.
Far to many poor and inattentive drivers. That intersection has decent visibility from every direction. Too many people throw their heads right and left looking without any conscience thought of really “seeing.”
So, how many people ACTUALLY drive 45 on 133S? How many people ACTUALLY stop COMPLETELY at the 2 stop signs on McCrillis Corner Road headed west? It was rainy with (obviously) wet roads. Were headlights on? I’m not speculating or pointing fingers, but one doesn’t have to look very far to see what situations most likely happened to cause this.
I live on that road. It is part of a heavily used and, in some places, high speed shortcut around Farmington between US 2 to the NE and US 2 / ME 4 to the SW. The road was not designed for this use. In some sections, the maintenance is not adequate for this use. I think it’s long past time for a blinker at the intersection.
hold the phone nailed it. More blinking lights; rubbish. We live on the McCrillis Cr rd. Have cars tearing by tires a Squeeling all hour of the day and night. Slow down. Stay off the phone. Individual responsibility. Pay attention to the task at hand…not much simpler than that. Oh and close McCr road. Brilliant. Works for us…and btw,133 is no longer safe either.