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Driver killed after striking tree in Pownal

Photo: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office


The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the sole occupant of a vehicle that crashed into a tree in Pownal was killed.

The crash happened around 7 p.m. on Sunday on Hodsdon Road. Police said 36-year-old Steven McKay of Pownal was traveling at a high rate of speed when he went off the road and struck a tree. He was ejected from the vehicle and found dead at the scene.

Police say speed appears to be the cause of the crash.

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