CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ME. (THECOUNT) — Brandon Bates, of Lewiston, Maine, and recently New York, New York, has been identified as the victim in a fatal vehicle crash in Cumberland County, Maine Friday.

Bates, 30, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Falmouth Friday morning.

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According to reports, Bates was operating a Toyota Highlander on Interstate 95/ Maine Turnpike near Hurricane Road in Falmouth, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then made contact with a concrete overpass bridge around 5 a.m. Friday.

Bates was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Cumberland County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2010 census, the population was 281,674, making it the most populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Portland – Wikipedia.