The driver, Lance Doran of Dover, NH, died almost instantly when the 2004 Jeep Liberty, which was speeding through the intersection of Washington Street and Constitutional Way crashed into the American Legion building and caught fire.
Doran was pronounced dead at the scene.
His 4-year old granddaughter was in the back seat, and was pulled from the Jeep by witnesses. It was reported that the little girl suffered minor injuries.
The building sustained heavy damage when the SUV slammed into it with such force that it wound up halfway inside. News reports noted that the American Legion Hall was nearly knocked off its foundation.
Some witnesses saw the vehicle speeding down Green Street and going through stop signs and intersections before crashing into the cinderblock wall.
Luckily, even though a few people were inside the building at the time, they were on the opposite side of the building, so no one got injured.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident, and if something happened to Doran to cause him to speed at 100 mph and crash into the building.
News Sources: WHDH, WCSH6.
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