DUNBARTON, NH – On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 around 1:55 p.m. Dunbarton Police responded to a two-car motor vehicle collision in the area of 44 Concord Stage Road (Route 77).
It was found that a 2017 Honda Accord had been rear-ended by a 2005 Dodge Caravan after the Honda Accord suddenly stopped in the roadway. Both vehicles were traveling westbound at the time of the crash and were later towed from the scene.
Upon arrival, Dunbarton Police were given information that the driver of the Honda Accord had fled the scene on foot and into the surrounding woods. A K9 track conducted by Goffstown and Dunbarton Police found that the suspect had gone into the woods and emerged back onto Concord Stage Road further westbound. It was determined that Sean McGarry, 25, of Manchester, was the operator of the Honda Accord. McGarry knew the occupants of the Caravan and was located among them while trying to conceal his involvement in the crash.
Dunbarton Police also learned that the Honda Accord had been stolen a short time earlier at Clough State Park in Weare.
McGarry was arrested and subsequently charged with receiving stolen property, Class A Felony possession of a controlled/narcotic drug (heroin), Class B Felony conduct after an accident, Class A Misdemeanor false reporting of accidents, Class A misdemeanor driving without giving proof, Class A Misdemeanor reckless driving, violation operating after suspension/revocation, violation.
He was transported to the Merrimack County House of Corrections and refused bail. He was arraigned in Merrimack County Superior Court on October 4 where bail was set at $10,000 cash or surety.
Members of the Goffstown, Bow and Weare Police Departments as well as the Dunbarton and Bow Fire Departments assisted Dunbarton Police. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to please contact Detective Laura Cattabriga at admindpd@gsinet.net or Sergeant Chris Remillard at chrisremillard@gsinet.net.
