EAST KINGSTON, N.H. (WHDH) - One person was killed and three others were hurt in a crash in East Kingston, N.H. Tuesday, according to New Hampshire State Police.
Police said the crash happened around 1:40 p.m. when a car with four people inside crashed on Burnt Swamp Road.
Police said the car’s driver, identified as 27-year-old Paul DiChiara, of Newton, NH, was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult female passenger was airlifted to a hospital in Boston. Police said a 9-month-old child and a 3-year-old were seriously injured.
“It’s gut wrenching,” neighbor Rebecca Fowler said after the crash. “It’s just so disheartening.”
SKY7 showed debris scattered around a grassy area near the crash site on Tuesday afternoon.
Crews remained on scene through much of Tuesday afternoon, where officials said they found the transmission from the car nearly 100 feet from the spot where the car crashed into a tree.
Crews appeared to have partially reassembled the car in order to get it on a flatbed truck to be towed away Tuesday evening.
“I did see them take the vehicle away and it was just horrific,” Fowler said.
Fowler said she wasn’t home when the crash happened but found out about the incident through a text from a friend.
She said she often worries her street is dangerous, though she said she isn’t sure what can be done.
“It’s extremely concerning,” Fowler said, adding that her daughter’s friend lives down the street.
“I don’t like her walking to the house, just because it’s around the corner,” Fowler said.
Though police said a preliminary investigation indicated that excessive speed was likely a factor in this crash, investigators were looking into whether any other factors played a role as of Tuesday night.
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