3-Vehicle Crash Reported On Perley Street In Concord

CONCORD, NH — Another day, another crash in the southern part of Concord. A police officer on patrol in Downtown Concord came upon a three-vehicle crash on Perley Street next to St. John the Evangelist Church, Christ the King Parish, at just before 5 p.m. Saturday. A Chevy pickup reportedly drove into two parked vehicles, a Honda CR-V and a Toyota Highlander.

During the process of striking the parked vehicles, a utility pole was also struck, knocking out power to around 200 Unitil customers. Power was out for about an hour but has since been restored, according to Unitil's outage map.

A witness told Concord dispatch that there was a spark from the pole after it was struck, according to scanner chatter. Firefighters called Unitil to the scene after arriving, so utility crews could repair the pole, an officer said.

EMTs took a driver to Concord Hospital, with officers following. The driver appeared to have "19 issues," police code for possible intoxication, according to an officer. Another witness at the scene stated that the vehicle was traveling the wrong-way up the one-way street.

The accident happened a few minutes before the end of Saturday mass at St. John and parishioners came out to see the crash after hearing it, according to witnesses.

Editor's note: This post has been corrected to reflect the accurate vehicle involved in the crash.

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