THE FORKS (AP) — Police in Maine say speed and alcohol may have played a role in a crash that killed a 31-year-old man in The Forks.
Police said on Monday that Joel Bishop of Clinton, Maine, was the sole occupant of a vehicle that left the road at a high rate of speed and struck and snapped a utility pole.
They say they aren’t sure exactly when the crash occurred.
Police say Bishop also was not wearing a seat belt.
They’re still investigating the crash.
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