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23-05-2025
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Tractor-trailer driver injured Portsmouth rollover crash
The driver of a tractor-trailer truck was injured when he flipped his rig carrying concrete mixing dust on the on-ramp from the Portsmouth Traffic Circle to Interstate 95 on Thursday morning, State Police said. Dean A. Merritt, 54, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, was driving a 2014 Peterbilt 388 truck towing a 2003 Heil Trailer when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing the truck and trailer to cross the left shoulder of the on-ramp and overturn, New Hampshire State Police said Friday afternoon in a news release. Troopers helped Merritt get out of the truck and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment for minor injuries. He was cited for a violation of negligent driving, police said. The on-ramp was closed for about four hours as crews cleaned up debris from the crash. Anyone with information about the crash can email Trooper Jacob Benjamin at
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23-05-2025
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Tractor-trailer driver injured, cited in rollover crash on I-95 in New Hampshire
A Maine man has been cited following a tractor-trailer rollover crash on an Interstate 95 on-ramp on Thursday, state police said Friday. Dean Merritt, 54, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, suffered minor injuries in the crash. He was cited for a violation of negligent driving. At 7:58 a.m. Thursday, a state trooper came upon a rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer truck along the on-ramp from the Portsmouth Traffic Circle to I-95 northbound in Portsmouth. A preliminary investigation at the scene foud that Merritt had been driving a 2014 Peterbilt 388 truck towing a 2003 Heil Trailer, carrying concrete mixing dust, when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing the truck and trailer to cross the left shoulder of the on-ramp and overturn. Merritt was assisted out of the truck by responding troopers and taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. While The on-ramp was closed for approximately four hours while troopers investigated the scene and emergency personnel worked to remove the tractor-trailer and clean up the debris. All lanes of travel were reopened at 12:03 p.m. Thursday. Portsmouth Police and Fire, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation responded to the scene to assist state police. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information that may assist in the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Jacob Benjamin at This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
