WELLS, Maine — A 22-year-old Massachusetts man died Sunday morning following a single-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike in Wells.
Around 8 a.m., Kevin Mahoney, of Dracut, Massachusetts, was driving south near mile marker 18.5 when he allegedly veered off the right side of the highway into the woods before hitting a tree, a news release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said.
Mahoney was driving alone, and no other cars were involved in the crash.
Mahoney died at the scene of the crash, according to Moss.
The crash remains under investigation, but officials said they believe speed was a contributing factor.
No additional information has been released.