Driver gets 1 year in jail for death of NH Police Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherill in I-95 crash

BRENTWOOD — The man who pleaded guilty[1] in the accident that resulted in the death of New Hampshire State Police Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill[2] was sentenced to 1 year in jail Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court.

New Hampshire State Police Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill was killed Oct.

28, 2021 after a crash involving his police cruiser and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 near a Portsmouth exit. Jay Paul Medeiros, 45, of Ashford, Connecticut, was sentenced after entering guilty pleas on one felony Class B count of negligent homicide and another felony Class B count of reckless conduct-deadly weapon (tractor trailer truck). A second felony Class B charge of reckless conduct was not processed by the court.

Sherrill, assistant commander of the state police’s Troop A unit and a Barrington resident, was killed in the line of duty on Oct.

28, 2021, succumbing to injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer unit plowed into his cruiser on Interstate 95 just north of Exit 3 in Portsmouth on Oct.

28, 2021. He was 44 years old. Sherrill was on I-95 north of Exit 3 in Portsmouth working a detail with a mobile construction unit installing rumble strips along the roadway.

On Friday, Judge David Ruoff sentenced Medeiros to 1 year in the Rockingham County jail on the negligent homicide charge. On the reckless conduct, he was sentenced to 3.5-7 years, all suspended for 20-years. That charge could be brought forward again if Medeiros violates the terms of his sentence.

He is ordered to submit to random drug testing, to be on good behavior, and to have no contact with the victim’s family. Medeiros is further ordered to do 40 hours of community service on his release, that to include teaching/speaking about the dangers of distracted driving. He cannot hold a CDL (commercial drivers license) and he cannot drive on New Hampshire roads for seven years.

Medeiros was represented by Ronald Caron of the Devine Millimet law firm. His attorney could not be reached for comment. “No punishment will bring back Staff Sgt.

Jesse Sherrill, who epitomized what it is to be a hero,” said New Hampshire State Police Col. Mark B. Hall. “He dedicated his life to being a father, husband, son, brother, friend, coach, mentor, and a New Hampshire State Trooper.

His death was a stark reminder of the dangers that our State Troopers face every day when they put on their uniforms. This avoidable and horrific tragedy did not have to happen.” This article originally appeared on Fosters Daily Democrat: Driver gets 1 year in jail for death of NH Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherill[3]

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1. ^ pleaded guilty (news.yahoo.com)
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   Jesse Sherrill (www.fosters.com)

3. ^ Driver gets 1 year in jail for death of NH Staff Sgt.

   Jesse Sherill (www.fosters.com)