Crime & Safety

Watch: Dashcam Catches Head-On Collision In Pelham

A Hudson man was cited for crossing a double yellow line after a two-vehicle crash on Sherburne Road. 3 people were sent to the hospital.

A collage of both dash cam footage and a crash scene in Pelham on July 30, 2019, between an SUV and a pickup truck.
A collage of both dash cam footage and a crash scene in Pelham on July 30, 2019, between an SUV and a pickup truck. (Pelham Police Department)

PELHAM, NH — A local man has been cited, accused of crossing over a double yellow line on Sherburne Road in Pelham, which led to a head-on crash that sent three to the hospital. According to Pelham police, at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, police and fire and rescue teams were sent to the crash near Chestnut Lane. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles – a Kia Sorento and a Dodge pickup truck – with heavy front-end damage.

Carl Webster, 53, of Hudson, was driving the Kia "westbound when he traveled over the double yellow line and hit a 2017 Dodge pickup truck head on," according to a post on Facebook. The pickup was operated by a man from Pelham. Webster, a passenger in his vehicle, and the driver of the pickup truck were all taken to the hospital for treatment.

The pickup truck driver's dashcam recorded the entire crash and police in Pelham posted it on Facebook Wednesday morning.

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Sherburne Road was closed for about an hour during rush hour traffic.

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Webster was cited for double yellow crossing.

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