NH state trooper killed in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-95

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — An early morning collision between a tractor-trailer and a police cruiser in Portsmouth has left a New Hampshire State Police trooper dead.

Authorities say Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill was working at the site of an overnight paving project on Interstate 95 when the crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was treated at a hospital and released; Sherill was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Gov. Chris Sununu ordered flags lowered to half staff in honor of Sherill, who had been a state trooper for 19 years.

“The entire State of New Hampshire mourns the loss of Staff Sergeant Jesse Sherrill of the New Hampshire State Police today. Like all of our first responders, Staff Sergeant Sherrill was steadfastly devoted to the safety and wellbeing of his fellow Granite Staters. That he died while in the line of service is a terrible tragedy. In honor of Staff Sergeant Sherrill’s service to the Granite State, I have directed flags to fly at half-staff, effective immediately and until sunset on Sunday, October 31, 2021.”

—  Governor Chris Sununu

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