Sanford police said Karen Cavanaugh, 58, of Wells, was killed Tuesday evening when the vehicle she was driving went off the road and hit a tree.

Cavanaugh, who was alone in the 2014 Nissan Juke, died at the scene of the crash about 5:30 p.m. on Sam Allen Road, police said in a statement Wednesday.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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