ARUNDEL — A 22-year-old Sanford man died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Route 111 in Arundelat about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.
York County Sheriff William King said Michael Mackie Jr. was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu east on Route 111, near the intersection of Trout Brook Road, when his vehicle crossed the center line and left the roadway, veered into a ditch and struck a tree.
Mackie was the only person in the car.
King said a preliminary analysis showed speed was a factor in the crash.
The heavily-traveled road, which connects Biddeford and the Maine Turnpike to municipalities in the interior of York County, was closed for approximately two hours during the investigation.
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