New Hampshire

Study: Vermont, Montana, New Hampshire Had Highest Crash Fatality Rates

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2 years ago

February 13, 2024

Study: Vermont, Montana, New Hampshire Had Highest Crash Fatality Rates

Vermont, Montana, and New Hampshire were the top three states with the highest fatality rates in traffic accidents in a study of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.

The study covered NHTSA data from 2017 to 2021. It showed Vermont had a fatality rate of nearly 52%, with 320 out of 616 people involved in fatal crashes who died due to injuries suffered in the crash. That was higher than the national average, which was 44.1%, based on 192,609 deaths from 436,170 people involved in fatal accidents, the study shows.

The study, conducted by Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer John Fitch, focused on the percentage of fatalities in NHSTA data among those involved in deadly traffic accidents. Next on the list was Montana, with a fatality rate of 51.2%, accounting for 1,003 deaths out of 1,958 people involved in accidents.

New Hampshire was third, with 572 fatalities out of 1,124 people involved – a fatality rate of 50.9%. South Dakota and Maine completed the top five, with fatality rates of 50.7% and 50.4% respectively. There were 1,283 people involved in fatal accidents in fourth-placed South Dakota, with 650 people succumbing to their injuries, while Maine was fifth on the list with 783 deaths.

Iowa (48.7%), Kansas (48.4%), Rhode Island (48.4%), West Virginia (48.3%) and North Dakota (48.2%) were the remaining states in the top 10. The found the lowest crash fatality rates was Utah, with a fatality rate of roughly 40.8%, where 1,385 out of 3,394 people involved in crashes lost their lives. New Mexico had the nation’s second lowest fatality rate of 41.6%, accounting for 2,076 fatalities.

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New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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March 2, 2026

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New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” said the family of the victim.

A new photo has been released of the victim in a nearly 30-year-long unsolved murder case, in the hope of finding any new potential witnesses in the cold case, New Hampshire officials said.

“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” the family of Rosalie Miller said in a press release. “We miss her and want to give her peace.”

Miller was last seen on December 8, 1996 at her apartment in Manchester. At the time of her disappearance, Miller had plans on meeting friends in the Auburn, New Hampshire area, officials said.

Her body was found on January 20, 1997 in a partially wooded spot on a residential lot along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, officials said in the release.

The autopsy report declared Miller’s death a homicide by asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation, N.H. officials wrote.

As part of a new effort to garner public help with the case, an “uncirculated” photo of Miller, 36, is being distributed “in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996,” Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announced on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit in a joint press release.

Investigators are especially hoping to talk to anyone who was in contact with Miller in December of 1996 or anyone “who may have seen her in the vicinity of the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn during that time,” officials said in the release.

The newly released photo of Rosalie Miller, 36, who was strangled to death nearly 30 years ago. – Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall

“We are releasing this new photograph today because we believe someone out there has information, perhaps a detail they thought was insignificant at the time, that could be the key to solving this case and bringing justice for Rosalie and those who loved her,” Senior Assistant Attorney General R. Christopher Knowles, New Hampshire Cold Case Unit Chief said in the release.

The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit encourages anyone with any amount of information to contact the group at [email protected] or (603) 271-2663.

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Former president of NH-based charity sentenced after stealing $350K

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20 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

A Massachusetts man was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a car when he stepped out of his vehicle in the breakdown lane of Interstate 93 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning.

State police say 40-year-old Felix Matos Medina, of Lawrence, had stopped on the right side of I-93 south at Exit 5 just before 11 a.m. to investigate a possible mechanical issue. He was struck shortly after he stepped out of his vehicle by a Chevrolet Malibu and sustained serious injuries.

Medina was taken by medical helicopter to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., police said. There was no immediate update on his condition.

I-93 southbound was closed near Exit 5 for about 30 minutes to facilitate the medical helicopter’s landing. One lane remained closed for several hours to accommodate crash reconstruction and on-scene investigation.

The driver who struck Medina, identified as David Jodoin, stopped at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to police. No charges have been filed at this time, but all aspects of the crash remain under investigation at this time.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Evan Puopolo at 603-451-9784.

State police are also reminding all New Hampshire drivers that Sherrill’s Law requires motorists approaching a stopped vehicle displaying warning signals to slow down and give plenty of space. Drivers are also required to move out of partially or wholly blocked lanes when it’s safe to do so.

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