Tilton man charged with misdemeanors relatingto what Sanbornton police believe was 'road rage' incident

SANBORNTON — A Tilton man has been charged with one count of misdemeanor vehicular assault and one count of misdemeanor reckless operation for his alleged role in a crash on Bay Road in October that put one man in a coma.

Adam M. Jones, 20, of Ash Road in Tilton turned himself into Sanbornton Police last week and is free on personal recognizance bail.

According to police, Jones and a second man, Scott Marcotte of Sanbornton, were both allegedly traveling at high rates of speed in the same direction along Bay Road at 6:43 p.m. on October 15 when Marcotte, who was riding a motorcycle, lost control of his bike and crashed.

Police said Jones "locked up his brakes and swerved" to avoid hitting Marcotte and rolled his car in the process.

Lt. Kevin McIntosh said the two didn't collide on Bay Road, however a subsequent investigation led them to believe the two had some kind of earlier encounter minutes before the crash at the lights near Shaw's supermarket in Belmont.

McIntosh said that it appears this could be a case of road rage. During an interview, Jones allegedly told investigators that he and Marcotte had some kind of incident and that he was trying to follow close enough to the back of his motorcycle to read the plate number.

He said a witness told them that he saw a motorcycle with a car right behind it traveling at a high rate of speed on Bay Road. The witness said he heard the crash and that those were the only two vehicles he had encountered on the road.

McIntosh said Marcotte suffered a serious head trauma and, to date, police have not had an opportunity to interview him. Marcotte is expected to recover.

Jones has a scheduled appearance in the 6th Circuit Court, Franklin Division on December 8.