Driver arrested after car crash causes significant damage to home in Exeter, NH

The driver of a car that struck a house in Exeter, New Hampshire on Friday night, leaving one person injured, has been arrested and facing several charges.

Exeter Fire responded to the scene on 88 Main St. art around 10 p.m.

The driver, identified as 18-year-old Hermione H.A. Porter of Epping was charged with aggravated driving under the influence and reckless conduct, and faces several other motor vehicle violations.

Authorities say they spotted the vehicle, a 2023 Honda Accord, traveling at double the speed limit in a 30 mph zone.

Dispatche received a report of a car that had rolled over into the house shortly thereafter.

Porter was transported to Exeter Hospital with minor injuries, according to authorities.

The Exeter Fire Department responded to the scene of this crash in the area of 88 Main St. involving a vehicle that rolled over and struck a house. The crash was reported just before 10 p.m. this evening and resulted in the closure of Main Street around the scene. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/jmQoI4QXWm

— Exeter Fire Dept. (@ExeterFire) October 28, 2023

Three residents were inside the house at the time of the crash and the house suffered significant damage, according to Deputy Fire Chief Jason Fritz.

The people inside the house were uninjured but they will be displaced until the building is repaired, said the fire chief.

Porter is scheduled to be back in court on November 30.