Driver reaches triple-digit speeds while fleeing from police, New Hampshire authorities say
A driver who reached triple digit speeds on I-95 was taken into custody Wednesday after the person fled from New Hampshire state police, crossed into Massachusetts, and crashed near exit 76B, law enforcement said in a statement.
New Hampshire State Police noticed the speeding driver around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by a trooper in an airplane who was conducting a “traffic enforcement initiative” in Greenland after “recent hazardous driving behaviours and crashes in the areas.
The state trooper saw a dark-colored vehicle traveling at over 100 mph while passing other vehicles, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement.
“While personnel in the state police aircraft followed the vehicle, troopers noted the driver appeared to increase speed and used all lanes on the road, including the breakdown lane, to pass other vehicles,” police said.
New Hampshire State Police chased the car into Massachusetts, where Massachusetts State Police joined the pursuit. But minutes later, police backed off the car “due to public safety concerns,” New Hampshire authorities said.
“Minutes later, Troopers learned the vehicle went off the road and crashed after the driver failed to negotiate a curve near exit 76B. The driver of the vehicle involved in the pursuit, an adult male, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment,” New Hampshire State Police said.
The identity of the driver was not released but “criminal charges in both states are forthcoming,” New Hampshire State Police said.