Fatal Salem I-93 Crash Victim ID’d As MA Man; Merrimack Driver Involved In Crash: NHSP

SALEM, NH — New Hampshire State Police have released the names of a man who was killed in a crash on Interstate 93 in Salem last week, as well as a second driver involved in the incident Thursday.

Around 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, troopers and Salem fire and rescue teams were requested to a two-vehicle crash near the state line. According to Amber Lagace, the public information officer for the state police, “roadway evidence and witness statements” indicated William Russel, 59, of Merrimack, driving a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe, “came upon heavy commuter traffic near the Massachusetts state line and failed to slow or stop in time to avoid crashing into a 2020 Chevrolet Trax.”

The Trax was driven by Jermaine Adams, 48, of Haverhill, MA. Salem firefighters attempted to save Adams’ life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Lagace said.

The southbound side of the highway was closed for about three hours while the incident was investigated. Traffic, she said, was rerouted from Exit 1. The collision analysis and reconstruction unit and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.

The crash is still under investigation. Anyone with information was asked to contact Trooper Madelynn Davis at 603-451-9782.

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