State Police say a Farmington man was killed this morning when his car slammed into a tree in Salem Township. 

The crash took place on Route 142 between Phillips and Kingfield in Franklin County around 6:30 AM. Trooper Reid Bond said Thomas Poulin (48) was delivering newspapers for the Morning Sentinel and the Sun Journal when his 2005 Subaru Outback was traveling toward Kingfield and he lost control on a curve, striking the tree. Trooper Reid said that Poulin was near the end of his route when the accident occurred and Poulin died at the scene.

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