Boston Woman Charged With Negligent Driving After NH State Trooper Cruiser Crash

CONCORD, NH — A woman from Massachusetts was charged with negligent driving on Sunday after being accused of rear-ending a New Hampshire State Police trooper cruiser.

Around 5:45 p.m., after snow and freezing rain around the state led to dozens of crashes, a state trooper was at the Interstate 93 Exit 14 southbound onramp in Concord, investigating a single-vehicle accident. While at the scene, a 2022 Nissan Rogue, driven by Rainice Lai, 31, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, “lost control and struck the rear” of the cruiser, Amber Lagace, a public information officer for the state police, said.

The trooper was seated in the driver’s seat of the cruiser at the time of the crash, she added.

The trooper was taken to Concord Hospital later with non-life-threatening injuries. Lai was not injured, Lagace said, but was determined to be at fault for the crash and charged with negligent driving.

State police were assisted by Concord police and the New England Truck Center for towing.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, contact Sergeant Mark Barrett at 603-223-8750 or Mark.S.Barrett@dos.nh.gov.

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