Crime & Safety
Part of Rte 101 to Close for Truck Crash
One lane of Route 101 eastbound in Epping will be closed for an hour this morning.
New Hampshire State Police issued an alert Monday that one lane of Route 101 eastbound in Epping will be closed for about an hour, starting at 8:45 a.m., to clear the scene of a crane truck crash.
The truck crashed after a tire blow-out at around 7:18 a.m. May 5. The tire blow-out caused the driver, Merrill Johnson, 75, of Hooksett, to go off the road and into the tree line.
No injuries were reported.
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