NEWPORT, ME — An Etna man was killed in a snowmobile crash in Newport Saturday. Jack McKay, 36, was snowmobiling with a group of friends on Interconnecting Trail System 85 early in the morning when he failed to negotiate a corner and hit a tree, police said.
Another snowmobiler in the group, Cain Mackenzie, 36, of Plymouth, was charged with driving a snowmobile under the influence.
Police said they're investigating the possibility alcohol and speed contributed to the crash.
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It was Maine's sixth snowmobile-related death this winter.
"Game wardens urge all riders to ride responsibly and never drink and drive," police said in a statement.
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Photo: The scene of a fatal snowmobile crash in Newport on February 18, 2017. (Credit: Maine State Police)
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