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FALMOUTH, Maine - A Lewiston man died today when his SUV left the roadway, traveled along the grassy shoulder and smashed into a bridge abutment.
The single-vehicle crash occurred around 5:05 a.m. at mile marker 56 northbound on Interstate-95 in Falmouth.
Once on scene troopers found that a 2019 Toyota Highlander had struck the Hurricane Road overpass bridge abutment. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle left the roadway, traveled 200 feet on the grass part of the shoulder, went behind the guardrail and struck the bridge abutment, according to a statement from DOS Public Information Officer Shannon Moss.
Troopers believe the driver, 30-year-old Brandon Bates, fell asleep at the wheel. He was the only occupant in the vehicle.
The crash remains under investigation.
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