Portsmouth Man Dies on Route 1

A local man has been killed after an accident on Route 1 in Portsmouth earlier today, according to police.

Timothy Morrison, 51, of Portsmouth, was reportedly attempting to cross Route 1 near the Southgate Plaza at around 6 a.m. on Jan. 12, when he ran into the side of a Jeep Cherokee. The impact knocked him to the ground and he was subsequently run over by a Chevrolet van. After being hit by the van, Morrison became entangled in the under carriage of the van and was pronounced dead at the scene by an assistant deputy medical examiner.

“It does not appear that speed, drugs, alcohol or driver distraction were factors in this crash however the crash still remains under investigation,” according to Sgt. Steven Wheeler of the New Hampshire State Police.

Portsmouth Police officers were the first to respond to the scene and then the state police’s Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Unit. Portsmouth Police issued an alert, which was posted on the Portsmouth NH Patch Facebook site, about an hour after the accident, letting residents know about the traffic problem.

Anyone that may have further information related to this crash please contact Trooper Bryan Plamondon at 603-223-8677 or email at bryan.plamondon@dos.nh.gov.

Accident photo courtesy of Twitter.