KEENE, NH – One person was killed in an early morning car crash in Alstead Tuesday.

According to a news release from New Hampshire State Police, Troopers were called to the scene on Alstead Center Road (NH Route 12A) at about 3:45 Tuesday morning for a reported motor vehicle rollover.

Once on scene officers determined that Jeannie Davis, 44, of Alstead was traveling southbound in her 2015 Jeep Compass when it crossed the center line just south of Chartier Lane, went off the roadway and onto the northbound shoulder and struck an embankment, causing the Jeep to rollover.

Davis was pronounced dead at the scene and Route 12A was shut down for several hours as police investigated.

No word yet on the cause of the crash. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash should contact Trooper Jesse Trimm at Jesse.D.Trimm@dos.nh.gov or by voicemail at (603) 227-2177.