Indictment in U-Haul death could push city man's sentence if convicted to 15 years

Tyler Webber, left, (Courtesy photo) and Albert Crement (Rochester Police photo)

DOVER - A Rochester man is facing up to 15 years in state prison after his indictment on negligent homicide charges in the death of Tyler Webber last August.
Albert Crement, 63, of Olde Farm Lane, is accused of driving a U-Haul truck on Aug. 22 when it crashed into a tree off Chestnut Hill Road killing Webber, 28, of Rochester, who was in the rear cargo area.
At the time of his arrest Crement was also charged with driving after revocation/suspension, possession of controlled drugs and transporting drugs in a motor vehicle.
Strafford County prosecutors issued a pair of indictments that were handed down earlier this month. One accuses Crement of negligent homicide while under the influence of drugs, which could result in a maximum sentence of 15 years if convicted by a jury.
The alternative indictment, also a felony, accuses him of negligent homicide for "allowing Tyler Webber to ride in the cargo area" without mentioning possible drug impairment. If a conviction is reached on that charge, he faces up to seven years in prison.
Crement was arrested on Dec. 9 and is currently out on bail awaiting trial.
When police arrived at the accident scene in the area of Roger Allen Park around 12:50 p,m, they found the U-Haul truck off the northbound lane with heavy damage into a tree.
Webber, who was found in the rear nonpassenger cargo area of the U-Haul, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not speculate on why Webber was in the cargo area, where passengers are prohibited.
"There was no window or door connecting the cab of the truck to the cargo area, and it did not appear he was moved there after the accident," Rochester Police Capt. Todd Pinkham said at the time of Crement's arrest.