Traffic & Transit
Snowmobile Hits Pedestrian At Pittsburg Parade Of Lights Festival
The snowmobile operated by Thomas Belknap of Fayston Vermont accelerated at high speed striking the victim and causing in multiple injuries
PITTSBURG, NH - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers, responded to the area of the Pittsburg town beach on Beach Road for a report of a male who was struck by a snowmobile Saturday.
A Conservation Officer who was patrolling Back Lake for the parade of lights festival overheard the revving of a snowmobile followed by multiple people yelling at 7:30 p.m. The officer, 45th Parallel EMS and Pittsburg Fire and Rescue, and other good Samaritans responded realizing a male pedestrian had been struck by a snowmobile.
The operator of the snowmobile was identified as Thomas Belknap, 26, of Fayston, Vermont by Conservation Officers. Investigators say based on witness statements showed Belknap started his snowmobile around a group of people when the snowmobile accelerated at a high rate of speed.
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The pedestrian was cared for by multiple qualified bystanders until rescue teams arrived on the scene. The pedestrian was evaluated by the 45th Parallel EMS team before being transported to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital for his injuries.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.
