Asst. coach at Maine Maritime dies in crash

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An assistant football coach at Maine Maritime Academy has died in a traffic accident.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that 24-year-old Richard E. Dykas II of Dedham, Mass., was driving a pickup truck early Sunday on Route 166 when it went off the road and landed on its roof. Dykas was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another assistant coach, 22-year-old Steven F. Nackley of New Hartford, N.Y., was a passenger in the vehicle. The sheriff's department said Nackley was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.

Bangor Daily News reported that authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.

Maine Maritime won a 28-27 New England Football Conference victory over archrival Massachusetts Maritime on Saturday.