Traffic & Transit
Pair From Laconia Face Child Endangerment Charges After I-93 Crashes
Nathan Rabbitt was arrested on aggravated DUI, other charges on Tuesday, accused of being slow to stop for troopers; passenger also charged.
CONCORD, NH — Two Laconia residents are facing charges after a series of crashes and incidents on Interstate 93 between Hooksett and the Bow-Concord line, according to New Hampshire State Police.
Around 7:45 a.m., troopers received “multiple reports” of a car traveling erratically on the northbound side of the highway. Several callers, according to Sgt. Maurice Sampson of Troop D, stated the car crashed into at least two concrete barriers and a guardrail, too.
Troopers caught up with the vehicle at the Bow Junction with Interstate 89.
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“As the troopers were attempting to get behind the vehicle it crashed again into a concrete barrier and then spun out 360 degrees in the roadway,” Sampson said. “The vehicle was initially slow to stop but troopers finally got it stopped in the parking lot of the Irving gas station on Route 3A near the Concord/Bow town line.”
During the stop, state police discovered a baby in the backseat of the car, Sampson said.
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An investigation led to Nathan Rabbitt, 35, of Laconia to be arrested on aggravated driving under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, operating after suspension, and disobeying a police officer charges. Also charged was Cassandra Thomas, 32, of Laconia, who faces a single count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The baby and Thomas was taken to Concord Hospital as a precaution. The baby, Sampson said, was released later to a family member. Rabbitt was held without bail on preventive detention and is due in Concord District Court on Wednesday.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Trooper First Class Livingstone at 603-223-4381.
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