A 46-year-old Newton, Massachusetts man died Monday afternoon when the SUV he was riding in collided head-on with another SUV that had crossed into his lane on Route 16 in Tamworth, New Hampshire. Juan Gabarro was a passenger in a 2017 Nissan Rogue and was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither driver involved in the crash was hurt.
According to NBC Boston, investigators believe a 2023 Subaru Forester crossed the center median and struck the Nissan Rogue near Maple Road. New Hampshire State Police have identified the Subaru’s driver as 30-year-old Samantha Remick of Albany, New Hampshire, and the Nissan’s driver as 43-year-old Matthew Troisi of Winthrop, Massachusetts, according to The Conway Daily Sun. Police noted that both drivers were uninjured but were evaluated at the scene as a precaution.
Bystander Pulled Driver From Overturned SUV
The head-on impact caused the Subaru to flip onto its roof, the outlet reports. A passing motorist arrived within seconds of the crash and helped extract Remick from the overturned vehicle, staying with her until emergency crews reached the scene.
The collision forced a complete closure of Route 16 in Tamworth for roughly five hours Monday evening, drawing a response from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, the Tamworth Fire Department, and the West Ossipee Fire Department. The stretch of Route 16 running through Tamworth serves as a major travel artery through the Lakes Region and Mount Washington Valley, and the crash occurred within the territory patrolled by New Hampshire State Police Troop E, which is headquartered directly on Route 16 in Tamworth and oversees law enforcement across 29 towns and the city of Laconia in Belknap and Carroll Counties.
Reconstruction Unit Investigating, No Charges Filed
The investigation remained active as of Tuesday, per the same NBC Boston report, and police have not said whether anyone will face charges in Gabarro’s death. State troopers were joined in their investigation by the New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction (C.A.R.) Unit, a specialized team whose members undergo 240 hours of advanced training and handle roughly 60 of the state’s most complex crash reconstructions each year, according to background compiled by attorneys at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A…