Tractor-Trailer Driver Injured In I-89 Rollover Crash

GRANTHAM, N.H. – A cleanup was ongoing Wednesday night after a fully loaded tractor-trailer, which had been carrying lumber, rolled over and lost part of its cargo.

At 4:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024, State Troopers from the Troop D barracks, along with officers from the Grantham Police Department and Springfield Police Department, as well as the Grantham Fire Department, responded to a report of a tractor-trailer rollover on the northbound side of Interstate 89 in the town of Grantham, near mile marker 41. Upon arrival, responding units found a tractor-trailer had overturned on the right-side guardrail and an extensive amount of debris and lumber strewn across the interstate. 

The driver, identified as Romero Niorge, 36 of Miami, FL was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The tractor-trailer was the only vehicle involved in the crash and there were no other injuries reported. 

Some northbound lanes of I-89 will be temporarily shut down in the area of the crash scene for several hours as crews clean up debris. 

While all aspects of the crash remain under investigation, it is believed driver inattention was likely a factor. The operator was also cited for driving without a valid license.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has additional information should contact Trooper Kevin Belanger at (603) 451-9324 or Kevin.J.Belanger@dos.nh.gov.