Crime & Safety

Bedford Man Killed In Crash; Speed Cited

Police said Derek Gagnon was killed in a crash in Goffstown this week.

GOFFSTOWN, NH — A Bedford man was killed in a crash in Goffstown this week. Derek Gagnon, 43, was driving a sport utility vehicle on Shirley Hill Road Tuesday at about 6:30 p.m. when he veered off the road and crashed into a tree near Back Mountain Road. He was transported to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, where he was pronounced dead.

"The crash is still under investigation but it appears speed may have been a factor," Goffstown police said in a statement.

Gagnon was the only occupant in the vehicle.

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