Two 18-year-old pedestrians injured after being struck by elderly driver on the side of Newmarket Road in Durham, New Hampshire
Two UNH students from Mass. injured in pedestrian crash
A 2011 Nissan Rogue crossed the solid white line on the edge of Newmarket Road and struck the two students Saturday afternoon, police said. The 18-year-old victims, identified as Dante DiStefano of Waltham and Colton Rubbicco of Topsfield, were transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for “possible serious injuries.”
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