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John Toussaint
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 424 Ocean Rd
City : Portsmouth
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Rockingham County SO
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over missing registration sticker
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rockingham County deputies saw a vehicle with front end damage that was also missing an inspection sticker and they escalated a chase. The driver fled and deputies chased the vehicle into Hampton where the Greenland PD joined the hunt. Police chased the vehicle until it lost control and crashed in the woods near 424 Ocean Road, killing John Toussaint. This fatal chase was undertaken for the stated reasons of only a missing registration sticker and a driver who did not stop for police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2023/09/29/driver-dies-portsmouth-ocean-road-crash-pursuit/71004254007/
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2023/10/02/ocean-road-crash-portsmouth-nh-police-identify-driver-who-died/71031360007/
