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Nicholas Ouellette

Gender : Male

Age : 16

Race : White

Date : 09/10/2021

Location : I-89

City : Bow

County : Merrimack

State : New Hampshire

Agency : Bow Police Department

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Officer crashed his vehicle for undisclosed reasons

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/10/2021, Officer Thomas Ouellette, 44, of the Bow Police Department, was driving his personal Ford Expedition southbound on I-89 when his vehicle drifted from the right-hand travel lane into the breakdown lane. The vehicle struck the rear of a parked, disabled tractor-trailer truck. Two of Officer Ouellette’s children, Nicholas Ouellette, 16, and Gavin Ouellette, 6, were killed in the collision. While the media did not confirm his on-duty status, it is assumed he was off-duty as he was driving his personal vehicle.

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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 2 fatalities

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.concordmonitor.com/Two-children-killed-in-I-89-crash-in-Bow-42327996
https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/two-boys-killed-in-i-89-crash-are-sons-of-bow-police-officer/article_d69dff3e-d41b-50fc-9c35-d365fc7d5bfc.html
https://www.wmur.com/article/bow-police-officer-sons-killed-in-i-89-crash/37533138