Trial to begin for former Cumberland County jail guard charged in fatal crash

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A trial is set to begin Monday for a former Maine corrections officer facing a manslaughter charge.

64-year-old Kenneth Morang fell asleep at the wheel while driving home in July of 2019 after working consecutive 16-hour shifts. Police say he rear-ended a family’s SUV in Gorham. 9-year-old Raelynn Bell died of a traumatic brain injury as a result of the crash.

According to the Portland Press Herald, Morang pleaded not guilty in January of 2020 and has been free on personal recognizance bail while he awaits trial.

That trial will be held in Cumberland County Superior Court but will be prosecuted by York County district attorneys because Morang worked for Cumberland County.

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