Multi-Vehicle Crash Resulting In Arrest

North Hampton, New Hampshire –On June 17, 2023, at approximately 9:14 p.m., Troopers assigned to the New Hampshire State Police Troop A Barracks responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash along Interstate 95 South in the vicinity of mile marker 6.6 in the Town of North Hampton.

Upon arrival, Troopers determined that the crash involved four vehicles and had resulted in injuries to multiple people. Due to the number of vehicles involved in the crash and a large amount of debris spanned across all travel lanes of Interstate 95 South, Troopers immediately facilitated a closure of all travel lanes of Interstate 95 South in the immediate area of the crash scene to allow for treatment of the injured by medical personnel and investigation of the crash scene by Troopers. Minutes after the initial response to the scene, Troopers were able to reroute the flow of traffic around the crash scene via the left breakdown lane.

Preliminary investigation at the scene of the crash revealed that a 2020 Subaru Outback operated by Douglas McKay, age 50, of Cape Neddick, Maine, had been traveling along Interstate 95 North when, for reasons that remain under investigation, the Subaru veered to the left and traveled across the grass median dividing the travel lanes of Interstate 95 North and Interstate 95 South. Upon traveling across the grass median and continuing in a northerly direction into oncoming traffic traveling along Interstate 95 South, the Subaru struck a 2013 Honda Civic being operated by Sienna Waite, Age 24, of Salem, Massachusetts, which had been traveling along Interstate 95 South prior to the crash. After the initial impact between the Subaru and the Honda, a 2021 Nissan Rouge being operated by Amanda Porter, Age 45, of Amesbury, Massachusetts and a 2022 Mini Cooper being operated by Ethan Jury, Age 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, both of which had been traveling along Interstate 95 South prior to the crash, were struck by the Subaru and/or the Honda as these vehicles separated from one another immediately after the initial impact. Following these events, each of the vehicles involved became disabled upon various travel lanes of Interstate 95 South.

As part of the investigation, Troopers determined that three total vehicle occupants had been injured as a result of the crash. The operator of the Subaru, McKay, was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The operator of the Honda, Waite, was transported to a local area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Additionally, an adult passenger in the Honda was transported to a local area hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

As a result of the preliminary investigation by Troopers, McKay was arrested at a local area hospital on criminal charges of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Liquor (Class B Felony), Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Liquor (Class B Misdemeanor), Reckless Conduct (Class B Felony), and Vehicular Assault (Class A Misdemeanor). While Troopers furthered this investigation at the local area hospital, McKay was admitted to the hospital for further treatment of his injuries. In order to facilitate McKay’s admission to the hospital, a bail commissioner set personal recognizance bail for McKay and McKay was released into the custody of the hospital pending an appearance in Rockingham County Superior Court on a date and time to be determined by the court.

While Troopers investigated the scene and emergency personnel worked to facilitate the removal of the involved vehicles along with the associated debris, all travel lanes of Interstate 95 South in the immediate vicinity of the crash scene remained closed and the flow of traffic remained limited to only the left breakdown lane for approximately two and a half hours. Eventually, Interstate 95 South was fully reopened to traffic at approximately 11:45 p.m.

Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the crash to include the North Hampton Police Department, North Hampton Fire Department, Hampton Fire Department, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, National Wrecker Service, New England Truck Center, and Dave’s Garage.

All aspects of this crash remain under investigation by Trooper Stephen Galvin and Trooper Seth Parker of the New Hampshire State Police Troop A Barracks. Anyone with information pertaining to this crash is asked to contact Trooper Galvin at Stephen.M.Galvin@dos.nh.gov or Trooper Parker at Seth.W.Parker@dos.nh.gov or by calling New Hampshire State Police Headquarters Communications Unit at (603) 223-4381.