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Maine Woman Killed by Truck 1 Hour After Release

AUBURN, Maine - Auburn police say a woman who was ticketed in a parking lot for theft early Thursday was run over by a truck less than an hour later in the same lot.

Police say the tractor-trailer ran over 33-year-old Kassandra Lavoie of Mechanic Falls at 1:11 a.m.

Officers had responded to the parking lot less than an hour before the accident after a report of a suspicious person. They found Lavoie, who was a suspect in a Lewiston theft.

Police released her after issuing summonses for theft and unlawful use or possession of inhalants.

Police identified the driver of the tractor trailer as 40-year-old Hasan Williams of Pennsylvania.

The accident remains under investigation.