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Man arrested in connection with 2023 hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee

Man arrested in connection with 2023 hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee
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Man arrested in connection with 2023 hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee
A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run boat crash that happened on Lake Winnipesaukee last summer, authorities said.>> Story in player above is from previous story <<New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said on Friday, a 69-year-old man from Pelham was arrested on misdemeanor charges of hindering apprehension and simple assault. Authorities said on Aug. 12, 2023, around 11 p.m., marine patrol units got a call for a boating crash in Wolfeboro. When they got there, they found a 50-foot SeaRay boat that ended up on the rocks in Winter Harbor after crashing into a dock and a boat tied to the dock.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<A man operating the SeaRay left the scene before police arrived, authorities said. The operator and several passengers were on board and retrieved and left the scene in another boat, which authorities said Macheras was operating. Witnesses said the boat the man was operating removed the occupants of the SeaRay from the scene and headed towards Tuftonboro where it was later found docked at a home.The man is scheduled to appear in court on June 4.Anyone who has information that may help with the investigation is asked to contact Sgt. Nicholas Haroutunian at 603-227-2112, email nicholas.m.haroutunian@dos.nh.gov or state police dispatch at 603-846-3333.

A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run boat crash that happened on Lake Winnipesaukee last summer, authorities said.

>> Story in player above is from previous story <<

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New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said on Friday, a 69-year-old man from Pelham was arrested on misdemeanor charges of hindering apprehension and simple assault.

Authorities said on Aug. 12, 2023, around 11 p.m., marine patrol units got a call for a boating crash in Wolfeboro. When they got there, they found a 50-foot SeaRay boat that ended up on the rocks in Winter Harbor after crashing into a dock and a boat tied to the dock.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

A man operating the SeaRay left the scene before police arrived, authorities said. The operator and several passengers were on board and retrieved and left the scene in another boat, which authorities said Macheras was operating.

Witnesses said the boat the man was operating removed the occupants of the SeaRay from the scene and headed towards Tuftonboro where it was later found docked at a home.

The man is scheduled to appear in court on June 4.

Anyone who has information that may help with the investigation is asked to contact Sgt. Nicholas Haroutunian at 603-227-2112, email nicholas.m.haroutunian@dos.nh.gov or state police dispatch at 603-846-3333.