Loudon Man Arrested After Passenger Dies In DWI Rollover: NHSP

LOUDON, NH — A local man will be arraigned in court on Monday on an aggravated driving while intoxicated charge after a fatal crash in Loudon. At just before 11 p.m. on June 16, 2019, the New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit was requested to Bee Hole Road for a single-vehicle crash. A Chevrolet Equinox was traveling north "when it failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and veered off the roadway to the right," according to Sgt. Greg Dube of the NHSP.

"The vehicle struck a tree on the front passenger side and then rolled over, eventually coming to rest on its passenger side," he stated.

The driver – Tyler Dempsey, 22, of Loudon – was not injured. There were two passengers in the vehicle. One, the front seat passenger, sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene. His information is being withheld pending family notification. A second passenger – a 21-year-old woman from Loudon – had a minor head injury, was taken to Concord Hospital, and was treated and released.

The road was closed for about four hours.

"In the course of the investigation on scene," Dube noted, "there was probable cause to believe that Dempsey was impaired at the time of the crash (so) he was placed under arrest."

Dempsey was held without bail and be arraigned at 1 p.m. in Merrimack County Superior Court.

The CAR Unit was assisted on scene by the Loudon and Chichester police departments and Loudon Fire/EMS.

Dube stated that alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the crash "however, all aspects remain under investigation."

Anyone that may have further information related to this collision, or who witnessed this collision are encouraged to contact Trooper Dan Quartulli at 603-223-8993 or email him at Daniel.Quartulli@dos.nh.gov.

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