NH Man Dies After Truck Strikes Pole, Flips

DANVILLE, NH — New Hampshire State Police are investigating a fatal pickup truck crash on G.H. Carter Drive in Danville that took the life of a Granite Stater this morning. Donald Leathers, 55, of Danville, was pronounced dead at the scene after Danville Police and state troopers were sent to the single vehicle crash at just before 9 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2016.

When they arrived, they found a single vehicle – a pickup truck – in the roadway, overturned.

“Troopers from NH State Police Troop-A were requested to respond and assist with the investigation,” according to Lt. Christopher Vetter of the NHSP. “That investigation determined a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup was travelling on G.H. Carter Drive when for an unknown reason the vehicle drifted off the roadway to the right, overcorrected and struck a telephone pole before overturning and coming to rest on its roof.”

There were no other vehicles involved in the crash. Leathers suffered “significant injuries” at the scene, according to Vetter.

“While the investigation is continuing into the cause of the crash, preliminary information shows neither excessive speed nor alcohol was to blame,” he noted.

The New Hampshire State Police were assisted at the scene by the Danville police and fire departments, the Fremont Police Department, and the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.

This incident is under investigation by Trooper Thomas Bednar of the New Hampshire State Police, Troop-A. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact him at 603-223-8490.