Intoxicated driver causes ATV Crash, Weare women seriously injured, authorities say

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Monitor staff

Published: 09-05-2024 10:17 AM

A woman who hitched a ride on an ATV in Dunbarton was injured in a crash on Tuesday caused by an allegedly intoxicated driver, but details surrounding the incident remain unclear.

Tara Gardner, 46 of Weare, had walked to Heavens Gas Station at the intersection of Route 13 and Winslow Road, where she met a group of ATV riders, according to state Fish and Game officials in a press release.

Gardner hitched a ride on a yellow Yamaha Banshee, operated by a man identified only as “Anthony,” a white male, authorities said.

Anthony was driving at a high speed when he struck a ditch, causing the ATV to roll over, the release said.

Gardner, who wasn’t wearing any safety gear, was thrown from the vehicle, sustaining serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the department said.

Authorities say Anthony was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Gardner, who was also heavily intoxicated, was taken by Goffstown EMS from the Goffstown Urgent Care to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester for treatment, according to authorities.

The location of the crash and identity of Anthony remains unknown but it’s suspected he may have also sustained non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Article continues after...

Yesterday's Most Read Articles

Federal agents checking on immigration status of workers at Concord restaurant
DCYF says it doesn’t have enough money in its budget to let federal benefits flow to NH foster families
Residents of Granite Ledges assisted living evacuated to Concord Hospital after fire
Inside EFAs: From books to skiing, here’s how homeschooling families spend their Education Freedom Account dollars
As Loudon pinches pennies, selectman calls on residents to reject Merrimack Valley School District’s budget
Ayotte’s budget has $15 million to do something – upgrade? replace? enlarge? – to Cannon Mountain’s aerial tram

Conservation officers, with assistance from the Dunbarton Police Department and Goffstown EMS, are continuing to investigate the crash.

Anyone with information about the events leading up to the incident, or the identity and whereabouts of “Anthony,” are asked to contact New Hampshire Fish and Game at 603-271-3361.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the NH Operation Game Thief app, available in the App Store under “NH OGT.”