CARIBOU — A Caribou man was killed on over the weekend after being thrown from his motorcycle.
Jason Michaud, 26, was operating a 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan Motorcycle with three other motorcyclists on Sept. 2; they were headed northbound on Route 11 in Eagle Lake when the accident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m.
“By one motorcyclist witness account, [Michaud] came around a right hand corner down a hill and drifted off the right-hand side of the road, striking a guardrail,” explained Maine State Trooper Dan Marquis.
Michaud was thrown from the motorcycle, down an embankment and died at the scene from massive internal bleeding. He was wearing a helmet and protective riding equipment.
Michaud had obtained his motorcycle permit in Caribou just the day before, and officials believe that inexperience played a large role in the accident.
“His lack of motorcycle driving experience was a major cause of the crash,” Marquis explained. “Speed was not a factor.”
