On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 6:44 am, Maine State Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Hancock. While Troopers were enroute, a second call was received reporting that one of the individuals involved in the crash had been struck by a dump truck at the scene. The initial investigation determined that 54-year-old Kevin Minnie of Ellsworth had been involved in two separate crashes in the moments leading up to his death. Preliminary information indicates that Minnie was traveling at a high rate of speed while traveling westbound on Route 1 when he rear-ended a pickup truck, causing it to roll over and leave the roadway. The operator of that vehicle was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Minnie continued driving westbound for a short distance before going in the opposite lane and striking the rear passenger side of a second vehicle on Route 1 in front of Tideway Market. That driver was not injured. After the second crash, Minnie exited his vehicle and began acting erratically striking and jumping on several vehicles that had stopped at the scene. As a commercial dump truck approached the area, Minnie ran toward the passenger rear tire and was struck. He did not survive. Investigators believe Minnie was experiencing a mental health crisis that contributed to his behavior. The crash remains under investigation by the Northern Field Troop with assistance from the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Unit and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.