Mass. Woman Dies After Portsmouth SUV Crash: NH State Police

PORTSMOUTH, NH — A Massachusetts woman died after an SUV crash on the Spaulding Turnpike in Portsmouth on Friday, according to the New Hampshire State Police.

Troopers were sent to a crash on the northbound connector around 6:30 a.m. involving a possible rollover. When they arrived, troopers found that a 2006 Ford Freestyle had crashed and killed its driver. A preliminary investigation, according to Lt. John Hennessey of Troop A, found that the SUV was driving north in the left lane when, for unknown reasons, the driver, Marisa Douglass, 49, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail on the left-hand side of the highway.

"As a result, the vehicle rolled over and subsequently crossed both lanes of travel," he said. "After striking the guardrail on the opposite side of the roadway, the vehicle came to final rest on its roof."

Douglass was ejected from the SUV and pronounced.

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The highway was closed for around four hours during the investigation with vehicles diverted around the investigation area, Hennessey added.

Troopers were assisted by Portsmouth police and firefighters, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, and Lafayette Towing.

"The cause of this crash remains under investigation," Hennessey said.

Anyone with information pertaining to this crash is asked to contact TFC Timothy Sawyer, NH State Police, Troop-A at 603-223-8490, or via email at timothy.sawyer@dos.nh.gov.

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