CANTERBURY, NH — A Massachusetts driver died following a pursuit and crash on Interstate 93 early Sunday.
At 12:51 a.m., a trooper from the Troop D barracks attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on I-93 northbound near Exit 12.
The driver failed to stop, and a pursuit ensued.
The vehicle, a blue 2020 Honda Civic, was seen traveling erratically and speeding up to 120 mph.
As the Honda approached Exit 18, the driver attempted to take the off-ramp but lost control.
The vehicle went off the road, crossed the northbound on-ramp, went down an embankment and struck a tree.
The driver, Benjamin Tapia Gately, 20, of Saugus, Massachusetts, was ejected from the vehicle.
Troopers and emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tapia Gately was the only occupant of the Honda.
Troopers were assisted by members of the Canterbury Fire & Rescue.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Kenneth McGrath at (603) 223-4381 or [email protected].
