Driver Involved In I-95 Crash Flees: New Hampshire State Police

GREENLAND, NH — New Hampshire State Police are asking for the public’s help finding a driver involved in an early morning crash in Greenland on Interstate 95 on Sunday who was accused of fleeing the scene of a crash.

Troopers were sent to the northbound side of the highway around 2:15 a.m. for a report of an accident between a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox and a 2014 Toyota Camry. According to a preliminary investigation, the Equinox had rolled and was disabled, resting on its side, in the left travel lane, when the Camry drove into the SUV, according to Lt. Keith Walker or Troop A.

“Several witnesses reported that the operator of (the Equinox) fled the scene on foot, heading east into the woods on the side of I-95N,” he said. “The operator was described as a Hispanic male wearing a black jacket with a fur-lined hood.”

The driver of the Camry, Omar Sowamrah, 26, of Portland, Maine, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger, Forqan Abdulaziz, 25 of Westbrook, ME, sustained minor injuries. They were taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for treatment.

A state police K-9 unit was requested and searched the area but was unable to find the driver, Walker said.

The left two lanes of the highway were closed for about 90 minutes. State police were assisted on scene by the North Hampton Fire and EMS, Greenland Fire and EMS, and North Hampton, Greenland, Hampton, and Stratham police departments.

Walker said all aspects of this crash were still under investigation and anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information pertaining to the operator of Equinox is asked to contact Trooper Matthew S. Bailey at Matthew.S.Bailey@dos.nh.gov or 603-223-4381.

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