A vehicle speeding away from police crashed while exiting Interstate 95 in Boxford, leaving its driver with serious injuries, Massachusetts State Police said.
Police started pursuing the vehicle in New Hampshire, according police in both states, and the vehicle topped 100 mph at points, according to New Hampshire State Police.
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The speeding vehicle was spotted barreling down I-95 about 11:30 a.m. by a police aircraft that was monitoring traffic, according to New Hampshire State Police. A trooper in a cruiser tried pulling it over, but it kept speeding south, passing other vehicles on all the lanes of the highway, including the breakdown lane.
Troopers in Massachusetts were notified about the speeding vehicle that wouldn't pull over about 11:45 a.m., Massachusetts State Police said. A trooper briefly followed along, but stopped for safety reasons.
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The driver took Exit 76B in Boxford, but crashed while taking the ramp. He was expected to survive his serious injuries, police said.
A medical helicopter was seen at an athletic field at Masconomet Regional Middle/High School in Boxford, and first responders were seen at an exit ramp off I-95, where a vehicle was on its side in the woods near the road.
The crash comes on one of the busiest travel days of the year, the day before Thanksgiving. But traffic on I-95 didn't appear to be affected.
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