Road access during the investigation
Rollins Road was closed for about five hours while crews investigated and cleared the scene, Newport Dispatch reported. The Town of Rollinsford said through traffic was barred between Rollins and Goodwin roads and the intersection of Rollins Road and Oak Street; Wentworth Greenhouse could be reached from the Oak Street end only, according to the town notice.
Police account and investigation
Newport Dispatch reported that the preliminary police account placed the car northbound on Rollins Road at a high rate of speed before it struck a tree at a bend and caught fire. The Rollinsford Police Department issued a press release about the crash, according to Foster’s Daily Democrat. The Strafford County Accident Reconstruction Team, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assisted, Newport Dispatch reported. An autopsy was scheduled for Sunday.
Crash response
Rollinsford police and fire crews, along with Dover Fire and Rescue, were sent to the area of Wentworth Greenhouse at 4:27 a.m. Saturday, Newport Dispatch reported. WMUR reported that responders found a burning car after it hit a tree. Firefighters put out the fire and found the driver, the vehicle’s only occupant, dead inside. The person’s identity had not been released pending notification of next of kin, according to Newport Dispatch.
