Bar Harbor Man Died After Being Run Over By His Own Vehicle

A Bar Harbor man has died after being struck by his own vehicle.

Emergency responders were called to Cross Street in Bar Harbor, in the area of 15 Eagle Lake Road for a report of a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle. When they arrived, officials found that it was the owner of the vehicle who had been hit.

Alexei Evsikov, 50, is a dual resident of Bar Harbor and Florida. WFVX-TV reports he was driving his Nissan van on Cross Street in Bar Harbor when it appears his vehicle malfunctioned. Evsikov apparently left the van in neutral and got out. The vehicle then rolled backward and ran over him, causing fatal injuries.

Police Departments from Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, and Ellsworth responded to the incident, as well as the Bar Harbor Fire Department.