PEMBROKE, Maine — Officials say distracted driving and driving too fast for conditions caused a fatal car accident in Pembroke on Wednesday night.
According to Public Information Officer Shannon Moss, 17-year-old Russell Kirshman of Marion Township crossed the centerline and struck the car of Hardy Preston, 58, of Edmunds Township head-on.
Moss said Preston died at the scene and Kirshman was transported to Calais Regional Hospital for minor injuries.
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