KENNEBEC COUNTY, CT. (THECOUNT) — Heather Priest, of Casco, Maine, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday night fatal vehicle crash in Kennebec County.

Priest, 36, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Litchfield Thursday night.

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According to reports, Priest was operating a Ford Fusion on Richmond Road in Litchfield, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 7:40 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle then entered a culvert and rolled over.

Priest was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Kennebec County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,581. Its county seat is Augusta, the state capital. The county was established on February 20, 1799 from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties – Wikipedia.