HOOKSETT, N.H. (WHDH) - New Hampshire state police are investigating a crash overnight in Hooksett that left one man dead.

Troopers responding to a reported crash on the Exit 9 southbound on-ramp in around 1 a.m. found a green 20013 Hyundai Santa Fe that had failed to negotiate the turn and crashed into a tree, officials said.

The driver, Kenneth J. Hallam, Jr., 45, of Manchester, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Jacob Winslow at (603) 271-3636.

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