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Jackson Covered Bridge Closed Starting Monday As Repairs Get Under Way
JACKSON, NH – A 142-year-old New Hampshire covered bridge is getting some repairs. New Hampshire Department of Transportation Officials said work on the Honeymoon Covered Bridge in Jackson was scheduled to start on today (8/27/18). It will take three weeks to complete.
The Department of Transportation says during the repairs, the bridge will be closed to all traffic daily from 7 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Signs at each end will alert drivers to the closure. The bridge over the Ellis River will be open to traffic on weekends during the repair time period.
The bridge was damaged by vehicles twice within a few weeks. A Conway teen crashed a minivan into a bridge support and truss on June 30, and then an Alvin J. Coleman & Son cement truck damaged the bridge’s roof on July 23.
Man Arrested For DWI After Vehicle Found In Woods
WOLFEBORO, NH – A Tuftonboro man was arrested after driving his car into the woods at the town line Monday night. Wolfeboro Police said that around 7pm they were called to a report of a vehicle in the woods on Pine Hill Road at the Tuftonboro/ Wolfeboro town line.
Upon arrival the officer was able to make contact with the driver of the vehicle 29-year-old Clayton Traversie, who he suspected was under the influence of alcohol. After a brief investigation and a field sobriety test Traversie was arrested for driving while intoxicated. A subsequent search of his vehicle resulted in an additional charge for an open container of alcohol.
Traversie was transported to Carroll County Jail without incident and issued a court date of September 12, in the 3rd Circuit Court, District Division, Ossipee NH.
Details Released On Officer Involved Shooting In Rochester
More details have been released on an Officer Involved shooting in Rochester yesterday. Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner, and Rochester Police Chief Paul Toussaint said Police had “credible information” that 38-year-old Douglas Heath, was staying at a location in Rochester, “may be in possession of ‘3 firearms’” and that Heath “has no intention of going to jail.”
The briefing form indicated that Mr. Heath had several warrants including one for trafficking narcotics and one for fleeing from Maine State Police.
Shortly after 3:00 p.m. Monday police saw and pursued Heath’s car, which ended in a crash at the intersection of Oak Street and Route 125. Heath left his vehicle from the passenger side and exchanged of gun fire with police, that ended with him being shot and killed. He died at the scene.
The State’s Chief Medical Examiner is set to conduct an autopsy tomorrow. Luckily no officers or civilians were injured during the incident.
The exact circumstances surrounding what started the shootout remains under active investigation, however officials said that Rochester Police vehicles are equipped with cameras, which captured a portion of the incident.
An onlooker also captured some of the incident on video camera.
Pursuant to protocols, each officer is being placed on administrative leave and their names are being withheld pending interviews, which are expected to be conducted later this week.
Any person who witnessed this incident is asked to contact New Hampshire Police Major Crime Unit at (603) 271-3636.