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Ice, Lack Of Seatbelt Possible Factors In Fatal Crash

Ice, Lack Of Seatbelt Possible Factors In Fatal Crash

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WALDO, Maine (AP) — Authorities say black ice and the failure to use a seatbelt may have been factors in a crash that killed a Brooks woman.

The crash happened early Monday morning in Waldo when an SUV went off the road and struck a tree. Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Leclerc was taken to Waldo County General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The crash remains under investigation.

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