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UpdatedMon, Jul 12, 2021 at 6:54 pm ET
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A girl was taken to a Boston hospital with severe injuries after a crash on Silver Brook Road on July 10. (Shutterstock)
SALEM, NH Police in Salem are investigating how and why an SUV crashed into a home on Saturday, injuring a child inside of the house.
Salem police and fire and rescue teams received a number of calls to 911 about the crash which occurred around 2 p.m. on Silver Brook Road. When police and firefighters arrived, they found a 2019 Acura RDX had crashed into a home and then, trees and bushes. At the time, the SUV, being driven by Scott Dowd, 34, of Salem, was traveling south on the road.
The driver was removed from the SUV through its windshield and taken to Lawrence General Hospital with serious injuries, police said.
The young girl was also initially taken to Lawrence General Hospital with serious injuries before being flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital where she was undergoing emergency surgery. There was no update on her condition Saturday night.
According to Salem police, speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, according to a preliminary investigation. Police have not said what charges, if any, the driver will face.
Silver Brook Road was closed between Candlestick Lane and Nugget Hill Road to accommodate the on-scene investigation.