MSP Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Freeport

On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at approximately 6:47 PM, Troopers responded to a report of a motorcycle crash in the median of Interstate 295 northbound near mile marker 18 in Freeport.

The initial investigation indicates that 78-year-old Edmund Goodman of Freeport was operating a 2016 Indian Springfield motorcycle northbound when he left the roadway to the left and traveled onto the grass-covered shoulder, where the motorcycle struck the raised edge of a crossover. The impact caused the motorcycle to overturn multiple times, ejecting Goodman.

Several medically trained motorists who were passing by immediately stopped and rendered aid; however, Goodman died at the scene from injuries he sustained in the crash. Investigators believe Goodman likely suffered a medical event moments before leaving the roadway. The crash involved only Goodman’s motorcycle.

The left northbound travel lane was closed for several hours while Troopers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. Assisting the Maine State Police at the scene were the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, Yarmouth Fire and Rescue, the Maine DOT, and Copp Motors. The crash remains under investigation.