Woman injured after car veers off I-95 in Hampton and lands in Taylor River

Karen Dandurant, Portsmouth Herald
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At approximately 12:54 a.m., troopers from the New Hampshire State Police Troop A responded to a report of a crash on Interstate 95 involving a single car that had struck the Taylor River Bridge and landed in the water below.
At approximately 12:54 a.m., troopers from the New Hampshire State Police Troop A responded to a report of a crash on Interstate 95 involving a single car that had struck the Taylor River Bridge and landed in the water below.

HAMPTON – In the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 1, emergency crews were called for a single car accident that landed a woman and her car in the Taylor River.

At approximately 12:54 a.m., troopers from the New Hampshire State Police Troop A responded to a report of a crash on Interstate 95 involving a single car that had struck the Taylor River Bridge and landed in the water below.

On arrival, troopers located a 2015 Honda Pilot heavily damaged lying on its side and partially submerged in the river. They determined the Honda was traveling southbound when the car left the roadway and traveled into the median for an unknown reason.

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The car traveled through the median before striking the bridge and going airborne. The collision caused the vehicle to roll and land in on its passenger side.

The driver was extricated and transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Police said she may have been saved from more serious injury because she was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Three travel lanes of Interstate 95 traffic were closed for approximately two hours.

Troopers at the scene were assisted by Hampton Police, Seabrook Police, Hampton Fire, Seabrook Fire, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, and New England Truck Center.

On arrival, troopers located a 2015 Honda Pilot heavily damaged lying on its side and partially submerged in the river. They determined the Honda was traveling southbound when the car left the roadway and traveled into the median for an unknown reason.
On arrival, troopers located a 2015 Honda Pilot heavily damaged lying on its side and partially submerged in the river. They determined the Honda was traveling southbound when the car left the roadway and traveled into the median for an unknown reason.

All aspects of the crash remain under investigation by State Police.

State Police are requesting that anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the vehicle prior to the crash, contact the investigating trooper, Trooper Stephen Galvin by email at Stephen.M.Galvin@dos.nh.gov.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Woman hurt after car lands in river after veering off Route 95, Hampton, NH