SEABROOK, N.H. — One person in New Hampshire is dead Tuesday after a Maine woman, allegedly driving under the influence sideswiped one car, then crossed a median, and hit another head-on, according to New Hampshire police.
New Hampshire State Police said in a press release that they allege 66-year-old Sue Sargent of Eliot was driving northbound around 12:10 p.m. when her Subaru drifted to the left and sideswiped a car carrying two adults and one minor. They were not injured.
According to the report, Sargent continued drifting to the left and through the center median, crossing over into southbound lanes. That's when, police allege, she collided with a Jeep Wrangler and caused it to roll over onto its roof, ejecting 27-year-old Michael Hoffman of Colonia, New Jersey.
He was taken to the Seabrook Emergency Room of the Portsmouth Regional Hospital and died from his injuries.
There were three other people in the Jeep. Joseph Hoffman, 29, was driving. Matthew Santangelo, 29, and Jamerson Tisch, 27, were passengers. The three men were also taken to the emergency room for minor injuries.
Sargent was taken to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital for treatment of serious injuries from the crash. She was placed under arrest for Aggravated Driving While Under the Influence and was released on personal recognizance bail and left in the care of the hospital for treatment.
An arraignment date in the Rockingham Superior Court will be determined pending her medical release.
Due to the crash, three lanes of I-95 South were closed for about five hours while the scene was documented and the cars were recovered.
The Seabrook Police Department, Seabrook Fire Department, and the NH Department of Transportation assisted The New Hampshire State Police on the scene.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
