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LEWISTON — After a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Kennedy Park on Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took into custody the driver of the vehicle and a passenger, according to police.

Around 12:55 p.m. Friday, Lionel Francisco, 31, of Angola, was driving a 2013 Buick Verano on Park Street at the City Hall corner of Kennedy Park when his vehicle jumped the curb and struck Elizabeth Camacho, 74, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, inside Kennedy Park, according to a Lewiston Police Department Facebook post.

Camacho was transported to Central Maine Medical Center and then to Maine Medical Center in Portland via LifeFlight of Maine, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Francisco, who was driving with a learner’s permit, remained at the scene of the accident and cooperated with police, according to the post.

Lewiston police Lt. Derrick St. Laurent said Monday the investigation is still ongoing. If detectives find reason to charge Francisco, that will happen once the investigation is concluded, he said.

Francisco and an unnamed passenger, who did possess a valid Maine driver’s license, were detained by ICE agents. Francisco was detained on an alleged immigration violation, St. Laurent said. It was not known why the passenger was detained.

As of Monday morning, Francisco was being held at Strafford County Correctional Facility in New Hampshire.

This is a developing story.

Joe Charpentier came to the Sun Journal in 2022 to cover crime and chaos. His previous experience was in a variety of rural Midcoast beats which included government, education, sports, economics and analysis,...