Portsmouth, NH I-95 Crash Victim Identified – NBC Boston

Police have identified the man killed in a crash that shut down a portion of Interstate 95 in New Hampshire on Wednesday evening.

New Hampshire State Police said they responded to a reported head-on crash on I-95 North in Portsmouth, just before Route 16 North split, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

When they arrived, officers discovered that a Ford Escape had crossed the median from the southbound side of I-95 and struck a Toyota Camry that was traveling north head-on.

The driver of the Ford Escape, identified by police as 68-year-old Arlen Brown of Sabattus, Maine, was taken by ambulance from the scene to Portsmouth Regional Hospital and pronounced dead.

The driver of the Toyota Camry, identified by police as 25-year-old Jessica Emerson of Berwick, Maine, was also transported by ambulance to Portsmouth Regional Hospital. She suffered serious injuries, but police said she was expected to survive

There were no passengers in either vehicle.

All lanes of I-95 North were closed for approximately two hours for the accident investigation so that debris could be cleared from the scene.

State police said they were assisted at the scene by Portsmouth police and fire departments, the state Department of Transportation and two local towing companies.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation and State Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call Trooper Patrick Vetter at 603-271-3636.