Traffic & Transit
Dump Truck Driver In I-93 Bridge Strike Charged
State Police issue Conway man summons for negligent driving after crash that closed highway for hours Thursday morning.
CONCORD – New Hampshire State Police have charged the driver of a dump truck that struck an Interstate 93 overpass, forcing a highway closure for hours Thursday morning, with negligent driving.
Police say that the dump body of the truck Joseph Brady, 57, of Conway, was driving was in the lifted position and struck the Hoit Road Bridge at Exit 17. The scattered debris on the highway forced drivers who followed to swerve into accidents.
Those drivers were taken to Concord Hospital as a precaution. State Police said there were no serious injuries.
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The highway was completely shut down for more than five hours while crews cleaned up the scene and assessed damage to the bridge. State Police reported all lanes were open as of 12:45 p.m.
#TrafficAlert ⚠️ ALL Lanes are now open.
— NHSP (@NH_StatePolice) March 14, 2019
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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The bridge strike caused traffic to be rerouted off I-93 throughout the morning.
#TrafficAlert ⚠️ Highway closed I-93 SB, Exit 17. Expect slight delays and to be rerouted. #NHSP #NHTraffic pic.twitter.com/YbN81S3BU0
— NHSP (@NH_StatePolice) March 14, 2019
The highway is still closed due to bridge repair and clean up. #TrafficAlert ⚠️ #NHSP #TroopD pic.twitter.com/Qw9e6S4Fso
— NHSP (@NH_StatePolice) March" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/NH_StatePo... 14, 2019
State Police posted on Twitter at 10:45 a.m. that one lane was to be open by noon.
Travel Advisory: I-93 south remains closed at Exit 17 in Concord due to a raised dump body striking the US 4 westbound bridge over I-93. Traffic is being detoured off at Exit 17, west on US 4, and then back onto I-93 at the Exit 17 southbound on-ramp. pic.twitter.com/c8IKaYFnCj
— NHDOT (@NewHampshireDOT) March 14, 2019
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