A Bangor man was charged with manslaughter in connection with a crash in May that left one passenger dead and two others injured.
James M. McBride, 44, was arrested Tuesday, according to the Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office. He also was charged with aggravated operating under the influence of intoxicants and aggravated driving to endanger.
McBride is being held at the Penobscot County Jail on $25,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon by video conference at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
Killed in the crash was Mark W. “Billy” Allard, 44, of Glenburn, who was a passenger in a 2005 Chrysler 300 driven by McBride when it went off Route 221, also known as Hudson Road, at about 7:12 p.m. on May 6, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
The other passengers have not been identified.
If convicted of manslaughter, the most serious charge, McBride faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.
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