Everett Turnpike Reopened After Sign Structure Struck

NASHUA, N.H. – At 6:30 a.m. today, April 4, 2024, State Troopers from the Troop B barracks in Bedford responded to the Everett Turnpike southbound in the area of exit 4 for a report of a traffic obstruction. 

Responding Troopers arrived to find a white 2023 Western Star 49X flatbed truck, carrying a dumpster, had been traveling too fast for the existing road conditions, lost control and crashed into an overhead sign structure. As a result of the crash, the overhead sign became unstable and unsafe to pass under on the southbound side. 

The driver of the flatbed truck involved the crash was identified as Jonathan Soto, 36, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Soto suffered minor injuries and was issued a summons for negligent operation of a motor vehicle. 

The Everett Turnpike southbound was shut down at exit 4 until 11:30 a.m. while crews from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Continental Paving and Bauchman’s Towing, Inc. worked to remove the damaged sign and flatbed truck from the roadway. Troopers from Troop G also assisted with clearing the crash.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has additional information is asked to contact Trooper Knell at (603) 223-4381.