Two people died when a driver lost control of his Jeep on Interstate 95 in Old Town, Maine, early Thursday, state police said.
Both the driver, Patrick McMullin, an 18-year-old from Howland, and his passenger, Treasa Savage, an 18-year-old from Lincoln, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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Investigators believe that McMullin was traveling south on the highway when he lost control of the SUV while passing another vehicle around 5:45 a.m. and veered off the road, hitting a tree, according to police.
Police continued to investigate what happened as of later Thursday morning.
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