
A New Hampshire man crashed his car and was seriously injured on a highway on Sunday, state police said.
The single-car crash happened around 10:15 a.m. on the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. State police say Stephen Deschamps, 58, of Candia, had been changing lanes at an "unreasonable speed'' when he lost control of his car. Â
The vehicle went off the roadway, struck a tree, and came to rest down an embankment.
Dechamps sustained serious injuries and was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
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He was also issued a warning for the unsafe lane change.Â