Motor Vehicle Crash

Lebanon, New Hampshire – On September 27, 2022, at approximately 3:15 PM, the New Hampshire State Police Communications Unit received a report of a vehicle that struck a large piece of metal on Interstate 89 near Exit 17 in Lebanon. The responding Trooper learned the piece of metal was the roof of a large box truck type commercial motor vehicle. The operator of the commercial motor vehicle stopped briefly at the scene but left prior to Troopers arriving. The victim was able to provide a description of the vehicle as well as a license plate.

A short time later, Officers from the Canaan Police Department observed the suspect vehicle traveling on US Route 4 in Canaan. Canaan Police Officers noted that the roof was missing as well as other safety issues with the vehicle. State Troopers and Canaan Police Officers conducted an investigation and determined that the driver Cedric Thurston Ross King, age 40 of Houston, Texas struck a bridge in New York the previous day, causing damage to the vehicle's roof. King continued to drive the damaged vehicle until the roof completely departed the vehicle on I-89 in Lebanon. Troopers determined King was under the influence and arrested him for the following offenses: Driving under the influence and Conduct after an accident.

The New Hampshire State Police Troop – G Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement responded to the scene and conducted a safety inspection on the driver and vehicle. The driver was placed out of service for 24hrs for being under the influence of narcotics and having a false logbook. The truck was placed out of service for numerous safety violations and subsequently towed from the scene.

King was released on personal recognizance bail and is ordered to appear in the 2nd Circuit Court – District Division Lebanon on November 7, 2022. Fortunately, there were no injuries during this incident.

New Hampshire State Police Troop D and Troop G were assisted by the Canaan Police Department and Hanover Regional Communications Center. Anyone that may have witness this incident is asked to contact Trooper Samuel Provenza at Samuel.P.Provenza@dos.nh.gov.