MILAN, NH – A call was received Friday by emergency services that a woman had sustained serious injuries after being involved in a single-vehicle snowmobile crash. The initial call and information gave a GPS coordinate location on Primary Trail 109 in Milan.
Berlin Police Department, Berlin Fire, Berlin EMS, Milan, Dummer Ambulance, and Milan Fire and Rescue responded to the call. NH Fish and Game was notified of the incident at about 4:30 p.m.
A Conservation Officer responded to the call from Lancaster. The Conservation Officer plotted the GPS coordinates that were received from 911 on the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association (NHSA) Snowmobile Trail Map Phone App to get a better idea of the exact location. This Phone App showed that the closest access to the crash scene was from the end of Spruceville Road in Milan.
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The Conservation Officer who responded to the call met with two Berlin Police Officers and hiked from the end of Spruceville Road to the scene. These three officers met with all the rescue crew members on the scene. The three officers assisted the rescue crew in getting the patient into Berlin Fire’s Tracked Rescue UTV.
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The patient was identified at the scene as Shawnee Hollis, 39, of North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Hollis was riding with three friends at the crash, all operating their own sleds. Hollis was also second in the group of four on her own individual sled.
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Investigation at the scene showed that Hollis failed to navigate a downhill left turn while traveling east on Primary Trail 109. The snowmobile that Hollis was operating struck a tree approximately thirteen feet off the right side of the trail.
Hollis was transported from the scene to a Milan and Dummer Ambulance staged at Spruceville Road. Multiple attempts were made to get an emergency helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance to assist with the emergency. Due to many circumstances, they were not able to fly.
Hollis was transported by Milan Dummer Ambulance to Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH). At some point, during the night of the crash or early morning of February 17, 2024, Hollis was transported from AVH to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
At approximately on Saturday at 1:45 a.m. Hollis succumbed to her injuries.
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Conservation Officers say Inexperience is the leading factor in the crash.
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CONCORD – While Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has said she opposes increasing highway toll rates across the state, the Senate voted Thursday to increase rates for out-of-state license plate holders.
It now goes to the House for consideration.
This would be a $1 increase for those who have out of state plates going through the tolls at Hooksett, Hampton and Bedford for out-of-state plates, a 75 cent hike for those taking Hampton’s Exit 2 and on the Spaulding turnpike at Rochester, and a 50 cent hike for those taking the exit off I-93 to Hooksett.
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An analysis in the bill shows that this would increase toll revenue by $53.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and go up each year to generate $81.4 million a year in 2036.
Senate Bill 627 passed on a voice vote with two Republicans, Senators Regina Birdsell of Hampstead and William Gannon of Sandown opposing.
Senator Mark E. McConkey, R-Freedom, moved to take the bill off the table and offered an amendment. He said the last time there was a systemwide increase to the turnpike toll was 19 years ago.
“I am sure we could all agree the cost of operations…has continued to escalate when revenue is not rising with it,” and he noted that with an enterprise fund, the state can only spend what it takes in.
The state has just completed a 10-year highway plan and there was a $400 million shortfall in projects that could not be paid for under the current income.
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McConkey said the measure would not increase tolls for New Hampshire drivers with a state license plate.
“Why don’t we ask our neighbors,” to pay a toll increase. “We are getting the best of all worlds,” by passing the bill, he said, including “protecting our residents” and having resources for improvements to the turnpike system.
Sen. Gannon, R-Sandown, asked McConkey if there are any studies on impacts near the border on businesses.
If implemented, McConkey said the state will be the 27th lowest in per mile cost still. McConkey said the bill would also increase from seven to 14 days the amount of time for those with NH license plates to pay for a toll adding there are other states that also have different rates for out-of-state users.
The Hampton toll cost would go from $2 to $3, while Hooksett and Bedford would rise from $1 to $2 for out-of-state plates.
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New Hampshire currently has the lowest rate per mile among states with tolls roads. The governor said she does not support a toll increase.
“We are not going to put a burden on drivers for a toll increase,” Ayotte said. “Families are struggling.”
WILTON, N.H. (WHDH) – A woman died in a Wilton, New Hampshire, house fire Wednesday morning, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.
At 9:08 a.m., Wilton firefighters responded to Burns Hill Road after a caller said their home was filling up with smoke. When they arrived, a single-family home was on fire and they found out two people were still inside on the second floor.
A man and a woman were both taken out of the house by firefighters and taken to Elliott Hospital. The woman was pronounced dead and the man is in serious condition.
Officials have not released the name of the victim at this time.
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At this time, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire and are trying to determine if a power outage in the area played a factor. The fire is not currently considered suspicious.
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