TURNER — Police have identified the motorcyclist killed Saturday afternoon as James Strout, 48, of Lewiston.

Chief Deputy William Gagne of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and rescue workers with the Turner Fire and Rescue responded at about 4:09 p.m. to a report of a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Lower Street and Potato Road in Turner.

Gagne said that Strout, driving a 1997 Honda on Lower Street, braked quickly for a 2020 Honda Civic driven by Briana Perkins, 24, of Turner.

Perkins was turning left from Potato Road onto Lower Street. She told deputies she did not see Strout while she was pulling into the intersection.

Gagne said Strout braked to avoid Perkins’ car and slid his motorcycle into a guardrail.

Perkins and her passenger stopped and attempted to give aid to Strout, who died at the scene as a result of his injuries, according to rescue workers.

Gagne said that Strout was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Lower Street was closed to traffic for about four hours while a crash reconstructionist from the Lewiston Police Department assisted in the investigation.

Gagne said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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