By Will Tuell

Days after the Machias area was left reeling with the sudden and tragic loss of beloved town manager Bill Kitchen, area residents struggled to come to grips with a second tragedy, that of 18-year-old Joshua “Joshy” Dudley of Whiting, who lost his life in an automobile wreck Sunday, Sept. 15. 

Officials told WABI TV 5 in Bangor that Dudley crossed the centerline multiple times, resulting in a rollover before striking a utility pole at approximately 5 p.m. He was then ejected from the vehicle, the report continued.