NEW PORTLAND, Maine — A Mt. Abram High School student has died in a single-car crash in New Portland.
Daniel Emery, 17, of Highland Plantation died at the scene around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Emery was traveling on Route 16 when he passed another motorist on a corner just south of the Gilman Pond Road and lost control of his car, hit a tree and rolled over.
Deputies said Emery was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected before the vehicle rolled over.
Emery was the only person in the car at the time of the crash, and deputies believe speed was a factor.
Emery was a student at Mt. Abram High School in the Franklin County town of Strong. School officials have been notified of the crash.