MSP Investigating Fatal Crash in Penobscot County

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at approximately 12:06, Bangor Regional Communications Center received an automatic crash notification in the area of 789 Poplar St. in T3 Indian Purchase. Responding units arrived on scene and observed a vehicle off the road into the trees, and a deceased moose in the center of the roadway. The operator, 17-year Landon Gardner of Millinocket was found deceased. This was a single vehicle crash with a single occupant. Maine State Police was assisted by E. Millinocket PD.