Driver posing for selfie hits tree

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A driver in Maine has a distracted driving summons after state police say he crashed into a tree while taking a "selfie" with his passengers.

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State police say Jordan Toner was driving in the town of Orient when he leaned over to get into a cellphone picture with some of his seven passengers on Saturday. He ran off the road and hit a tree.

Two women in the front seat sustained the most series injuries.

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