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Construction debris thrown onto I-293 damages vehicles, police say

Dashcam video shows objects being thrown off Queen City Bridge

Construction debris thrown onto I-293 damages vehicles, police say

Dashcam video shows objects being thrown off Queen City Bridge

HIT, LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED AROUND HERE. THEN THURSDAY NIGHT DID HAPPEN DURING A DRIVE DOWN TO 93 IN MANCHESTER. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD THUD. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HIT BEHIND ME. THIS IS JUST LIKE IS DASH CAM FOOTAGE ON HIS DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. YOU COULD SEE TWO OBJECTS BEING THROWN OFF QUEEN CITY BRIDGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. IT WASN’T FOR JUST THE SPEED OF TRAVEL. THE ANGLE WAS THROWN, BUT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH AIMED RIGHT AT MY WINDSHIELD. FOR JOSH THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CAR WAS SCRAPED AND SCRATCHED. BUT DIDN’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL REVIEWED THE FOOTAGE. ONCE I REALIZED THERE WAS SOMEBODY HAD THROWN SOMETHING I WAS ANGRY. I WAS QUITE THAT IT HIT MY WINDSHIELD. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE DIED. THE OBJECTS THAT WERE REPORTEDLY THROWN SHOVELS AND CONCRETE AND FOUR FOOT LENGTHS OF REBAR THAT HIT THREE OTHER CARS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THAT NONE OF THE DRIVERS WERE INJURED. DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. THE DEBRIS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. POTENTIALLY SHARP OBJECTS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL FOR SOME SERIOUS INJURY. SMASHED AND ADDITIONAL OTHER DAMAGE. POLICE ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS A RECURRENCE. WHERE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO TRACK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. NOW, STATE POLICE ARE ALSO ASKING IF THERE WAS ANYBODY DRIVING THROUGH QUEEN STATE BRIDGE OR AT LEAST ON TOP OF IT LAST NIGHT FROM. 10 TO 10:15 P.M. TO PLEASE COME TO THEM AND CONTACT THEM IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONA
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Construction debris thrown onto I-293 damages vehicles, police say

Dashcam video shows objects being thrown off Queen City Bridge

New Hampshire State Police are trying to find the person responsible for throwing construction debris onto Interstate 293 in Manchester.Dashcam video from someone driving under the Queen City Bridge on Thursday night shows objects being thrown over the railing onto the interstate below.At least four vehicles traveling south on I-293 were hit, but no one in the vehicles was injured.Driver Josh Liedtke said he passed under the bridge around 10:10 p.m. Thursday."I heard what sounded like a loud thud, and it sounded like it hit behind me," Liedtke said.Dashcam footage from Liedtke's car shows two objects being thrown off the bridge onto the interstate below."If it wasn't for the speed I was traveling and the angle it was thrown, it looks like it was aimed pretty much right at my windshield," Liedtke said.The right side of Liedtke's car was scratched, but he said he didn't know exactly what happened until he reviewed the footage."Once I realized that somebody had thrown something, I was angry. I was furious," he said. "Like, if that had hit my windshield, I probably could've died."Police said the objects that were thrown from the bridge under construction include shovels, concrete and 4-foot lengths of rebar that hit three other cars."It definitely could've been a lot worse," said state police Lt. Brian Viglione. "Debris and sharp objects flying through the air — there could've been potential for serious injuries."Police said they are actively investigating the incident.Anyone with information about the incident or who was traveling on the bridge between 10 and 10:15 p.m. Thursday is asked to Trooper Kyle Foster at 603-223-3785 or mailto:Kyle.B.Foster@dos.nh.gov.>> Full dashcam video of debris thrown onto I-293:

New Hampshire State Police are trying to find the person responsible for throwing construction debris onto Interstate 293 in Manchester.

Dashcam video from someone driving under the Queen City Bridge on Thursday night shows objects being thrown over the railing onto the interstate below.

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At least four vehicles traveling south on I-293 were hit, but no one in the vehicles was injured.

Driver Josh Liedtke said he passed under the bridge around 10:10 p.m. Thursday.

"I heard what sounded like a loud thud, and it sounded like it hit behind me," Liedtke said.

Dashcam footage from Liedtke's car shows two objects being thrown off the bridge onto the interstate below.

"If it wasn't for the speed I was traveling and the angle it was thrown, it looks like it was aimed pretty much right at my windshield," Liedtke said.

The right side of Liedtke's car was scratched, but he said he didn't know exactly what happened until he reviewed the footage.

"Once I realized that somebody had thrown something, I was angry. I was furious," he said. "Like, if that had hit my windshield, I probably could've died."

Police said the objects that were thrown from the bridge under construction include shovels, concrete and 4-foot lengths of rebar that hit three other cars.

"It definitely could've been a lot worse," said state police Lt. Brian Viglione. "Debris and sharp objects flying through the air — there could've been potential for serious injuries."

Police said they are actively investigating the incident.

Anyone with information about the incident or who was traveling on the bridge between 10 and 10:15 p.m. Thursday is asked to Trooper Kyle Foster at 603-223-3785 or mailto:Kyle.B.Foster@dos.nh.gov.

>> Full dashcam video of debris thrown onto I-293: