Aaron E. Brown, killed, after crashing his snowmobile into a stand of tree at high speed near Barnstead, New Hampshire

A New Hampshire man has died in an early morning snowmobile crash in Barnstead. Authorities say Aaron E. Brown of Dover was operating a snowmobile on private property at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday when he failed to negotiate a turn in a trail and collided with several trees. Brown was wearing a helmet. Authorities say it appears that speed and alcohol may have contributed to the crash.