July 7, 2013

FATAL ATV CRASH - AMHERST, MAINE

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Maine Warden Service

--For Immediate Release--

AMHERST, MAINE: On July 6, 2013 at approximately 7:20 PM, Kevin Clements (46) of Allen Road in Amherst (about 25 miles east of Orono) was operating a Polaris 6-wheel ATV near his residence. The machine rolled over and he became pinned under the machine. He was found by his wife a short time later. EMS personnel arrived and determined that Clements was deceased. Game wardens investigated the scene and aided family members of the victim. His body was transported to Brookings Smith Funeral home in Bangor. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

No further information is available at this time.

Please direct media related calls to Corporal John MacDonald by calling: Public Safety Dispatch in Gray at 207-657-3030 Email at: john.macdonald@maine.gov