Crash in New Hampshire leaves two people deceased and driver charged with negligent homicide

Officials say a Danville crash on Dec. 31 killed two people after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, and the driver was charged with two counts of negligent homicide and held pending arraignment.

Two people died in a vehicle collision in Danville, New Hampshire on the afternoon of Dec. 31. State troopers reported that a northbound vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a southbound vehicle on Main Street (Route 111A) near Coburn Hill Road. The driver of the northbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later charged. The crash closed the roadway for several hours while investigators worked at the scene. Known details: - Officials reported the northbound vehicle crossed the double yellow lines into oncoming traffic and struck a southbound vehicle. - Two occupants of the southbound vehicle were pronounced deceased at the scene. - The northbound driver, identified as Derek Cote, was charged with two counts of negligent homicide and felony aggravated driving under the influence of drugs and was held pending arraignment in Brentwood District Court on Jan. 2; the investigation is ongoing. Summary: The collision resulted in two fatalities and led to criminal charges against the northbound driver. Authorities held the driver pending an arraignment scheduled for Jan. 2, and the investigation remains ongoing.