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TROY — A first-year University of Maine student driving to a final exam skidded into a utility pole in Troy Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. and died at the scene, according to The Bangor Daily News.
David E. Brown, a 18-year-old physics student, passed another vehicle on Route 9 and lost control of his 1994 Jeep Cherokee, according to the BDN. The vehicle slid and slammed into a utility pole on its driver’s side. The pole was snapped off. The road was closed for about an hour afterward.
According to Dean of Students Robert Dana, Brown was a Missouri native living with relatives in Unity.
“The UMaine community is stunned and saddened by David’s untimely death,” Dana wrote in a statement. “The loss of a student is a tragedy, which strikes at the core of our community. Our thoughts and sympathies are with David’s family and friends during this terribly difficult time.”
According to a statement from Manager of News Operations for University Relations Ron Lisnet, a memorial service for Brown will be held tomorrow from 1-4 p.m. at his grandparents’ home at 515 Maple Ridge Road in Winslow.
Brown is the second UMaine student to perish in a car crash this semester. Erika Jolie, a first-year new media student, died in October following an accident on Interstate 295 in Falmouth.
Members of the UMaine community who wish to access professional assistance in dealing with David Brown’s death should call the Counseling Center at 581-1392 or the Employee Assistance Program at 581-4014.
