Crime & Safety
EMTs Rescue Victim After Alleged Drugged Driver Crashes Into Car
Watch: Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, was on a ride around with police and watched firefighters rescue a man after a crash. Pembroke man charged.
MANCHESTER, NH — A Pembroke man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence yesterday after a multi-vehicle crash in the Queen City. Michael Bennett, 22, of Pembroke, was arrested on March 29, 2018, for operating under the influence and operation after suspension, both felonies. At just before 6 p.m. last night, police and fire and rescue teams were sent the intersection of Beech and Orange streets for a report of a crash.
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Police allege that Bennett failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a Pontiac being driven by a Canterbury man.
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Bennett and a passenger were outside of the Jeep just after the crash. Just as first responders arrived, according to Jeffrey Hastings of Frame of Mind Photography, who shot these pictures and video, Bennett allegedly began to overdose and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove the driver of the Grand Am from the vehicle. He was then rushed to the hospital. The passenger of the Jeep was questioned and treated at the scene. Bennett was charged later, according to police.
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, was on a ride around with Manchester Police at the time of the crash. Before arriving at the scene of the crash, Hastings noted, she and first responders were at the scene of another overdose.
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Hassan thanked police yesterday on Twitter for allowing her to tag along with police and thanked them for all their work in the state’s largest city.
The crash remains under investigation by the department's Traffic Unit Collision Reconstruction and Analysis team. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711.
Image and video via Jeffrey Hastings/frameofmindphoto.com, used with permission.
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