61-year-old dies in early-morning Franklin crash

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Kevin Martin, 28, died at the scene of the Chelsea crash." decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=480%2C320&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=345%2C230&ssl=1 345w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1046&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/Maine-State-Police-022621_Natalie-Williams-1-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> A Franklin man died in an early-morning crash on West Franklin Road on Saturday.

John Emerson, 61, was discovered by a passerby in a 2010 Silver Chevy Aveo that had come to rest on its roof near 45 West Franklin Road at around 1:08 a.m. When state troopers arrived on the scene, Emerson had died, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

An initial investigation indicates that Emerson crossed the centerline before leaving the roadway. Emerson’s vehicle struck a rock before rolling onto its roof. Officials believe speed was a contributing factor in the crash.