NH State Police Investigating Crash Involving Hampton Police Officer On Ashworth Avenue

HAMPTON, NH — The New Hampshire State Police’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating how and why a Hampton police officer struck and injured a pedestrian on Ashworth Avenue Sunday.

Around 7:15 p.m., troopers were sent to a report of a crash between an officer driving a police cruiser and a pedestrian near the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Nudd Avenue. Hampton police requested the collision unit to respond and assume the lead on the investigation, Amber Lagace, a spokeswoman for state police, said.

“As a result of the crash,” she said, “the police officer operating the cruiser did not sustain any apparent injuries. However, the pedestrian sustained injuries, the extent of which remain unknown, and was transported by ambulance to a local area hospital. The identities of the police officer operating the cruiser and the pedestrian are being withheld as the investigation remains active and ongoing at this time.”

During the investigation, part of Ocean Boulevard and Ashworth Avenue were closed to traffic and pedestrians. The roadways were fully reopened around 11:30 p.m. Along with the collision unit, troopers and detectives, Hampton fire and rescue, and Dana’s Towing and Repair assisted at the scene.

All aspects of this crash remain under investigation by Trooper Tyler Dodds of the New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with info or who may have witnessed the crash was asked to contact Dodds at Tyler.M.Dodds@dos.nh.gov.

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