A 20-year-old driver died in Canterbury early Sunday morning after leading State Police on a chase down Interstate 93.
Benjamin Tapia Gately, 20, of Saugus, Mass., fled from an attempted traffic stop near Exit 12 on I-93 northbound.
A trooper tried to pull Tapia Gately over for speeding after his car, a blue 2020 Honda Civic, was seen driving erratically and achieving speeds of as high as 120 miles per hour, according to State Police. Tapia Gately did not stop for the trooper.
Tapia Gately lost control of his vehicle as he took the off-ramp at Exit 18. His vehicle crossed the off-ramp and struck a tree at the bottom of an embankment.
The impact ejected him from the vehicle, and despite attempts by troopers and first responders to perform life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Canterbury Fire and Rescue assisted troopers at the scene.
State Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Sergeant Kenneth McGrath at (603) 223-4381 or Kenneth.T.McGrath@dos.nh.gov.
