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Woman Dead in Falmouth Spur Crash

Woman Dead in Falmouth Spur Crash

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A 19-year-old woman is dead from a single vehicle crash on the Falmouth Spur eastbound near the on-ramp to I-295 in Falmouth, Saturday afternoon.
State Police say a white 2013 Subaru Impreza driven by Joamaliz Orozco of East Hartford, Connecticut, went off the road and into a guardrail.
They say Orozco was taken to Maine Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Officers say weather and road conditions are thought to be the primary cause of the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
Falmouth Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene, as did Maine DOT and Stewarts Towing.
State police were called to the crash scene at 1:57 Saturday afternoon.

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