MILTON, NH – There was a fatal car accident in Milton last night. According to New Hampshire State Police at around 9:55pm an SUV driven by 44-year old Dianne Jenner, of East Wakefield, was headed north on Route 125 near exit 18 when she lost control of the vehicle . The Mitsubishi Endeavor left the roadway and rolled over stopping about 50 feet from the road.
Jenner’s passenger 58-year-old Donald Thomas also of East Wakefield was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Jenner only sustained minor injuries in the crash and was transported to Frisbee Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
After an initial investigation Police arrested Jenner at the hospital and charged her with aggravated driving while under the influence.
The accident is still being investigated, but police did say that alcohol appears to be a major factor in the crash.
the New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction, (C.A.R.) Unit responded to the scene. They were assisted on scene by members of the New Hampshire State Police-Troop A, the Milton Police Department, the Milton Fire and Rescue Department, as well as The Office of the State Medical Examiner. Due to the collision, Route 125 in this area was closed for approximately 4 hours.
Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is encouraged to contact state Police at 603-223-8490.
CONWAY, NH – An east Conway home is safe thanks to the quick actions of first responders during a 4-alarm fire. Dispatchers said that fire crews were called out a structure fire on East Conway Road at around noon Sunday.
When crews arrived they found the garage next to the home fully engulfed in flame. Around 40 Firefighters from eight Maine and New Hampshire departments, an ambulance, and two police officers worked together to battle the blaze and they were able to knock it down in about half an hour.
According to the East Conway Fire Department’s Facebook page First responders saved the main house by cutting the fire off in the breezeway.
Though the cause of the fire is still under investigation Officials said they believe the fire started due to an electrical issue in a truck that was parked in the garage.
MANCHESTER, NH (AP) – New Hampshire’s Executive Council has approved an $180,000 emergency loan to one of the state’s largest drug treatment centers after it was put into receivership due to financial problems. The decision comes after a judge last week approved a takeover of Serenity Place in Manchester.
Authorities say the nonprofit organization, which provides residential and outpatient treatment to 3,000 clients per year, had been operating at a deficit of about $800,000 since July 1. The loan will be used to cover the costs of payroll and benefits for this month and next month.
The state is working with Families in Transition, which was appointed to take over Serenity Place, to ensure services aren’t interrupted. The attorney general’s office also is investigating what led to the financial failure.
A 2018 Skidoo Renegade was consumed by fire on the Cotton Valley Rail Trail in Wolfeboro Wednesday ~ Photo courtesy of Wolfeboro Fire-RescueWOLFEBORO, NH – A Snowmobile was destroyed in a fire on a local trail in Wolfeboro. According to Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue they were called snow machine fire between River Street and Mast Landing at around 1 pm Wednesday. When crews arrived they found the 2018 Skidoo Renegade fully engulfed in flame on the Cotton Valley Rail Trail.
Luckily the rider, identified as Nicholas Mauch of Southborough, Massachusetts, was uninjured the machine however was a total loss. Mauch told fire officials that he had just purchased the snowmobile the day before and that it was brand new.
The fire was declared under control about thirty minutes after the call, with fire crews leaving the scene at around 2pm.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fire crews battle an intense fire at a home on Mechanic Street in North Conway in freezing temperatures Wednesday ~ Photo Courtesy of Conway PoliceNORTH CONWAY, NH – There is a Structure fire on Mechanic Street in North Conway. Fire Crews were called to the home of local drug councilor Peter Stone at around 4am yesterday (Wednesday) . Luckily Stone and his family were not at the residence at the time of the fire.
Conway Police closed Mechanic Street from around 5am till 9:30am as crews fought the fire.
North Conway Fire Chief Pat Preece told the Conway Daily Sun that the fire was raging out of all of the windows on the second floor of the building. The frigid temperatures made battling the blaze difficult for fire firefighters, because though no hoses froze the constant spray of water quickly turned outside surfaces slick.
An official with the states fire marshals office told the sun that odds are the building will be considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
