A Harpswell man and former Maine House representative faces manslaughter and other charges in the wake of a December car crash that killed a Yarmouth man.

Jeremy Saxton, 45, of Harpswell, was arrested Saturday in Harpswell on a grand jury warrant. He was charged with manslaughter, aggravated driving to endanger, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal speed (driving 30 mph or more over the speed limit).

Saxton is a former state representative, representing Harpswell as a Democrat in the house from 2012–2014.

The crash happened on the morning of Dec. 11, 2024, on Pleasant Hill Road at the intersection with Baribeau Drive in Brunswick. Saxton was driving west when Donald Harding, 75, of Yarmouth, pulled into his vehicle’s path, according to Brunswick Police Chief Scott Stewart.

Harding died at the scene. Saxton wasn’t injured, Stewart said.

Saxton was driving a 2019 Chevrolet pickup during the time of the accident, and Harding was driving a 2013 Ford Edge. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts and their air bags had deployed, police said.

Following his arrest, Saxton was transported to Cumberland County Jail and posted $10,000 cash bail, Stewart said.