NH State Trooper Injured After Car Crashes Into Cruiser In Merrimack

Merrimack NH

30 April, 2022

9:21 AM

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MERRIMACK, NH — A New Hampshire State Trooper was injured during a traffic stop on the Everett Turnpike near Exit 11 on Saturday around 7:30 a.m. The trooper was on a motor vehicle stop in the right-hand northbound breakdown lane when a car traveling north slammed into the cruiser. The car that struck the cruiser careened off the cruiser down to the Exit 11 North onramp. Merrimack fire, police, and New Hampshire State Police responded after the trooper reported on his radio that he and the driver of the other vehicle had been injured. The trooper and the woman driving the car were given medical treatment at the scene and immediately transported to local hospitals. The right two lanes of the road remain closed as investigators work at the scene. Merrimack NH Patch will update as more information becomes available. ©Jeffrey Hastings www.frameofmindphoto.com/news