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CANTERBURY - A Massachusetts driver is deceased following a pursuit and crash on Interstate 93 Sunday.
State Police got involved around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday when a Trooper tried to perform a traffic stop of a vehicle for speeding on I-93 northbound near Exit 12. The driver failed to stop, and a pursuit ensued.The vehicle, identified as a 2020 Honda Civic, was seen traveling erratically and speeding up to 120 miles per hour. As the Honda approached Exit 18, the driver attempted to take the off-ramp but lost control. The vehicle went off the road, crossed the northbound on-ramp, went down an embankment, and struck a tree.
The driver, identified as Benjamin Tapia Gately, 20, of Saugus, Mass., was ejected from the vehicle. Troopers and emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Kenneth McGrath at (603) 223-4381 or Kenneth.T.McGrath@dos.nh.gov.
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