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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/