‘The Grinch’ veers off road and crashes his car in ‘unusual’ Christmas wreck, NH cops say

As an alternative of questioning how the Grinch stole Christmas, police in New Hampshire are investigating how he crashed his automotive.

Officers responded to an “uncommon” wreck the night of Dec. 25 and located a driver — absolutely dressed because the Grinch — with a smashed windshield exterior a music and occasion venue in Exeter, based on the Exeter Police Division.

The 31-year-old driver veered off the street and plowed right into a mailbox, signal and lights belonging to The Phrase Barn round 5:50 p.m., police mentioned in a Dec. 27 information launch shared to Fb.

The Exeter resident “grew to become distracted close to a curve within the street,” resulting in the crash, “vital front-end harm,” his damaged windshield and a shattered rear driver’s aspect window, based on police.

He’s seen in his fuzzy inexperienced Grinch costume, paired with a Santa Claus coat, exterior his automotive on The Phrase Barn’s entrance garden in photographs supplied by the venue and shared by police.

One photograph exhibits him nonchalantly checking his cellphone as a Santa hat rests on the automotive’s driver’s seat.

“This was definitely a novel state of affairs,” Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin mentioned in an announcement.

“Officers by no means anticipated to reach on the scene to seek out that an operator was sporting a Grinch swimsuit behind the wheel, however it was Christmas night time so not solely exterior the realm of chance,” Poulin added.

The person instructed officers he wasn’t harm, based on police, however he was taken to a close-by hospital after first responders evaluated him.

After the wreck, his automotive was towed, police mentioned.

In a Dec. 26 Fb put up, The Phrase Barn mentioned the crash destroyed their signal, mailbox and walkway lights.

“Think about our shock after we raced exterior to help and located … the Grinch!?! can’t make these items up,” the corporate wrote within the put up.

“We’re further glad he’s okay — however we’ll be and not using a signal and lights for a spell,” the put up mentioned.

Police proceed to research the crash.

Exeter is about 55 miles northeast of Boston.

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